Method for securing the authenticity of hardware and software in a networked system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsPeter Eitel, Guido Heidt, Uwe Retzow
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for securing a networked system comprising system components having hardware and software modules connected via a system bus. According to the invention, the system components each comprise an authentication feature for the hardware modules and/or a further authentication and/or integrity securing feature each for the software modules. Further, a central testing module attached to the system bus for testing the authenticity features and/or the integrity securing features is provided.
Claims7
Method for securing a networked system comprising system components connected to hardware modules and software modules via a system bus,
- wherein
- the system components each comprise an authentication feature for the hardware modules and/or a further authentication or an integrity securing feature each for the software modules, and
- a central testing module attached to the system bus for testing the authentication features and/or the integrity securing features is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.