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US 2020/0007342 A1Published application
Secured System Operation
AssigneeIrdeto B.V.
InventorsClifford Liem, John O'Connor
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AssigneeIrdeto B.V.
InventorsClifford Liem, John O'Connor
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A method of operating a system, wherein the system comprises a plurality of components, the method comprising: maintaining a distributed ledger, wherein the distributed ledger comprises data records, wherein each data record stores information concerning one or more respective components of the plurality of components; at least one component of the plurality of components processing the information stored in one or more respective data records of the distributed ledger to determine whether the system meets one or more respective security criteria; and one or both of: (i) the at least one component performing a respective first action if the at least one component determines that the system meets the one or more respective security criteria; and (ii) the at least one component performing a respective second action if the at least one component determines that the system does not meet the one or more respective security criteria.
A method of operating a system, wherein the system comprises a plurality of components, the method comprising:
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein, for one or more data records of the distributed ledger, the respective information comprises data indicating, for at least one of the respective components, a result of a corresponding integrity check of that component.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one component of the plurality of components updating the one or more respective security criteria based on an analysis of the distributed ledger.
A method of operating a component of a plurality of components of a system, wherein the system maintains a distributed ledger, wherein the distributed ledger comprises data records, wherein each data record stores information concerning one or more respective components of the plurality of components, wherein said method comprises:
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein said second action comprises causing a warning message to be generated.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein said second action comprises preventing the system from carrying out one or more operations that would otherwise be part of said operating the system.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first action comprises allowing the system to carry out one or more operations as part of said operating the system.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein, for one or more data records of the distributed ledger, the respective information concerning one or more respective components comprises data indicating one or more of:
The method of any one of the preceding claims, comprising displaying, to a user, data based at least in part on said determination of whether the system meets one or more respective security criteria.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein one or more of the components of the system are respective items of software executable by the system.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, where one or more of the components of the system are respective hardware elements.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the distributed ledger is a distributed data store arranged so that:
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the system is part of one or more vehicles.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the system comprises one or more networks to enable communication of data between the plurality of components to thereby carry out said maintaining the distributed ledger.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more security criteria comprise one or more of the following:
A system comprising a plurality of components, wherein:
The system of any one of claims 28 to 41, wherein one or more of the components of the system are respective items of software executable by the system.
The system of any one of claims 28 to 42, where one or more of the components of the system are respective hardware elements.
The system of any one of claims 28 to 43, wherein the distributed ledger is a distributed data store arranged so that:
A component of system, the system comprising a plurality of components, wherein the system maintains a distributed ledger, wherein the distributed ledger comprises data records, wherein each data record stores information concerning one or more respective components of the plurality of components, wherein said component is arranged to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.