Key management for wireless communication system for communicating engine data

A method for key management comprising:

• generating, by one or more local computing devices configured to be located in a nacelle associated with an engine of an aerial vehicle, a pair of keys, wherein one of the pair of keys is a private key, and wherein one of the pair of keys is a public key;
• transmitting, by the one or more local computing devices, the public key to a first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device transmits the public key to a second remote computing device;
• receiving, by the one or more local computing devices, a host key from the first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device received the host key from the second remote computing device;
• accessing, by the one or more local computing devices, the second remote computing device using the private key;
• and
• verifying, by the one or more local computing devices, a request from the second remote computing device using the host key.

A system for key management comprising:

• a wireless communication unit configured to be located in a nacelle associated with an engine of an aerial vehicle comprising:
• one or more memory devices;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• generate a pair of keys, wherein one of the pair of keys is a private key, and wherein one of the pair of keys is a public key;
• transmit the public key to a first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device transmits the public key to a second remote computing device;
• receive a host key from the first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device received the host key from the second remote computing device;
• access the second remote computing device using the private key;
• and
• verify a request from the second remote computing device using the host key.