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Wind River Introduces Security Profile for VxWorks to Safeguard IoT Devices
October 2014 by Marc Jacob
Wind River® has introduced a security profile for the next
generation version of its VxWorks® real-time operating system (RTOS). The profile adds
advanced security capabilities to VxWorks 7 to protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices,
data, and intellectual property.
Security Profile for VxWorks delivers capabilities to protect connected devices at every
stage, including, boot-up, operation, data transmission, and powering down. It also
effectively protects intellectual property from piracy and code from reverse engineering.
Security Profile provides the following comprehensive set of software-based security
features:
? Secure Boot: Verifies binaries at every stage of the boot-up process.
? Secure Run-Time Loader: Prevents unauthorized execution and other forms of
tampering with code.
? Advanced User Management: Protects devices from unauthorized access and
enables the definition and enforcement of user-based policies and permissions.
? Network Security: Incorporates the latest Wind River security protocols, such as
Wind River SSL, SSH, and IPsec to effectively secure network communications.
? Encrypted Containers: Supports TrueCrypt-compatible AES-encrypted file
containers.
For security-critical applications, the profile can be enhanced and seamlessly integrated
with Wibu-Systems’ CodeMeter® hardware- and software-based solution that has been
tested and validated for interoperability.
Recognized as the industry-leading RTOS, VxWorks boasts a modular, scalable
architecture that separates the VxWorks core from middleware, applications, and other
packages, enabling bug fixes, upgrades, and new feature additions to be accomplished
faster. The features available as part of Security Profile, can be individually upgraded to
newer versions without disrupting the OS core or other technologies in an installation.
