Embedding coding secrets

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are communicably coupled, wherein the processor is configured to:
• detect a request for a software application from a vehicle travelling on a route, wherein the software application includes source code that comprises at least one embedded placeholder containing a dummy value;
• identify at least one sensitive plain-text data value which is mapped to the at least one embedded placeholder within a data store;
• replace, by an embedded system of the vehicle at runtime, the dummy value with the at least one sensitive plain-text data value without storing the plain-text data value in non-volatile memory to generate modified compiled source;
• compile the modified source code with a wrapper that includes the at least one sensitive plain-text data value thereby compiling the wrapper with the source code;
• execute the compiled modified source code via the software application in an embedded system of the vehicle;
• and
• control a safety-critical vehicle function that affects maneuvering of the vehicle while travelling along the route based on the executed modified compiled source code in the embedded system.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

• detecting a request for a software application from a vehicle travelling along a route, wherein the software application includes source code comprising at least one embedded placeholder containing a dummy value;
• identifying at least one sensitive plain-text data value which is mapped to the at least one embedded placeholder within a data store;
• replacing, by an embedded system of the vehicle at runtime, the dummy value with the at least one sensitive plain-text data value without storing the plain-text data value in non-volatile memory to generate modified source;
• compiling the modified source code with a wrapper that includes the at least one sensitive plain-text data value thereby compiling the wrapper with the source code;
• executing the compiled modified source code of the software application in an embedded system of the vehicle;
• and
• controlling a safety-critical vehicle function that affects maneuvering of the vehicle while travelling along the route based on the executed modified source code in the embedded system.