Checking System

Abstract

A system for checking modifications made to re-configurable hardware and software is described. An example system includes re-configurable hardware and software; a checking tool having a configuration data connection to the re-configurable hardware and software, the checking tool configured to obtain configuration data comprising configuration changes made to the re-configurable hardware and software; a comparator having a comparison data connection to the checking tool, the comparator configured to compare the configuration data with customised configurations within a scoring engine to produce a score for the configuration data; a set and reset initiator having an instruction data connection to a management system; and a hardware and software set and reset tool having an initiation data connection to the set and reset initiator and having a set and reset data connection to the re-configurable hardware and software, the hardware and software set and reset tool configured to reset the re-configurable hardware and software to a predetermined state.

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