Title :
Information Assurance and Open Architecture Integrated Modular Avionics
Author :
Pierce, David ; Littlefield-Lawwill, Justin
Author_Institution :
GE Aviation Syst. LLC, Grand Rapids, MI
Abstract :
The integrated modular avionics (IMA) approach to avionics employs a complex system of systems (SoS) to realize military and/or aerospace solutions. When the IMA architecture is augmented with SoS-wide security features, it is difficult to analyze its information assurance (IA) properties, unless there is some rigor applied to the process. This paper addresses the difficulties associated with analyzing IA properties in a notional IMA architecture that requires them. A whole-part compositional approach is taken in the analysis methods utilized herein in order to mitigate the complexities of otherwise necessary holistic methods.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; avionics; military computing; open systems; safety-critical software; security of data; complex System of Systems; holistic methods; information assurance; open architecture integrated modular avionics; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace industry; Computer architecture; Information security; Military computing; Military standards; Resource management; Software safety; Software standards; Standards development; Information Assurance; Integrated Modular Avionics; Open Architectures; Open Standards; System of Systems;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference, 2008 2nd Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2149-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2150-3
DOI :
10.1109/SYSTEMS.2008.4519034