A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology
Embedded systems show the tendency of becoming more and more connected. This fact combined with the trend towards the Internet of Things, from which measuring instruments are not immune (e.g., smart meters), lets one assume that security in measuring instruments will inevitably play an important rol...
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| description | Embedded systems show the tendency of becoming more and more connected. This fact combined with the trend towards the Internet of Things, from which measuring instruments are not immune (e.g., smart meters), lets one assume that security in measuring instruments will inevitably play an important role soon. Additionally, measuring instruments have adopted general-purpose operating systems to offer the user a broader functionality that is not necessarily restricted towards measurement alone. In this paper, a flexible software system architecture is presented that addresses these challenges within the framework of essential requirements laid down in the Measuring Instruments Directive of the European Union. This system architecture tries to eliminate the risks general-purpose operating systems have by wrapping them, together with dedicated applications, in secure sandboxes, while supervising the communication between the essential parts and the outside world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62ef2d5e5abb4e6eb1b7de303f8adda92022-12-22T04:00:49ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2015-03-0142618610.3390/computers4020061computers4020061A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal MetrologyDaniel Peters0Michael Peter1Jean-Pierre Seifert2Florian Thiel3Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestrasse 2–12, 10587 Berlin, GermanySecurity in Telecommunications, Technische Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, GermanySecurity in Telecommunications, Technische Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestrasse 2–12, 10587 Berlin, GermanyEmbedded systems show the tendency of becoming more and more connected. This fact combined with the trend towards the Internet of Things, from which measuring instruments are not immune (e.g., smart meters), lets one assume that security in measuring instruments will inevitably play an important role soon. Additionally, measuring instruments have adopted general-purpose operating systems to offer the user a broader functionality that is not necessarily restricted towards measurement alone. In this paper, a flexible software system architecture is presented that addresses these challenges within the framework of essential requirements laid down in the Measuring Instruments Directive of the European Union. This system architecture tries to eliminate the risks general-purpose operating systems have by wrapping them, together with dedicated applications, in secure sandboxes, while supervising the communication between the essential parts and the outside world.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/4/2/61legal metrologysecure system architectureWELMECMeasuring Instruments Directive (MID)microkernelvirtualizationhypervisorsoftware integrity |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Peters Michael Peter Jean-Pierre Seifert Florian Thiel A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology Computers legal metrology secure system architecture WELMEC Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) microkernel virtualization hypervisor software integrity |
| title | A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology |
| title_full | A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology |
| title_fullStr | A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology |
| title_short | A Secure System Architecture for Measuring Instruments in Legal Metrology |
| title_sort | secure system architecture for measuring instruments in legal metrology |
| topic | legal metrology secure system architecture WELMEC Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) microkernel virtualization hypervisor software integrity |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/4/2/61 |
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