Aerospace
Aerospace platforms such as aircraft, satellites, and ground stations benefit from layered hardware and firmware security.
Trust that survives the mission
Unreachable platforms
A satellite in orbit or an aircraft mid-flight cannot be serviced. Recovery has to be automatic and verifiable.
Counterfeit components
Aerospace supply chains are long and global. Firmware provenance is the only practical way to detect substituted parts.
Constrained avionics
Many subsystems cannot host a discrete security chip, yet still need a verifiable Root of Trust.
Where Trusted Computing Makes a Difference
Flight-Critical Software
Mission Communications
In-Orbit Recovery
Counterfeit Parts
Ground Station Access
Constrained Avionics
Flight-Critical Software
Anchor control software in hardware so only authenticated firmware runs on avionics systems.
Mission Communications
Protect on-board data encryption keys so mission traffic stays confidential in transit.
In-Orbit Recovery
Restore corrupted subsystem firmware mid-flight or in orbit, without physical access to the platform.
Counterfeit Parts
Log firmware version attestations and update provenance to deter unverified components entering the supply chain.
Ground Station Access
Ensure only authenticated consoles and maintenance tools can interface with the aircraft.
Constrained Avionics
Establish a minimal-footprint Root of Trust in subsystems that cannot host a discrete TPM.
The trusted computing stack behind Aerospace
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
TPM-based RoT secures flight-critical control software and on-board data encryption for mission communications.
Device Identifier Composition Engine (DICE)
DICE provides minimal-footprint RoT guards in avionics subsystems lacking discrete TPMs.
Cyber Resilient Technologies (CyRes)
CyRes restores corrupted subsystem firmware mid-flight or in orbit, maintaining mission continuity.
Platform Certificates
Platform certificates ensure only authenticated ground-station consoles and maintenance tools interface with the aircraft, preventing eavesdropping or supply-chain infiltration.
Reference Integrity Manifest (RIM)
FIM/RIM logs firmware version attestations and update provenance, deterring counterfeit parts (e.g. unverified titanium components).
The Work Groups shaping aerospace standards
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Owns the TPM architecture and the core Library Specification behind flight-critical key protection.
Device Identifier Composition Engine (DICE)
Develops the lightweight Root of Trust used in avionics subsystems without a discrete TPM.
Cyber Resilient Technologies (CyRes)
Defines the protection, detection and recovery requirements behind in-orbit firmware restoration.
Attestation
Aligns the attestation evidence models used to verify platform state remotely.
Infrastructure
Provides the platform credential framework behind supply chain and component provenance.
Server
Applies trusted computing to the server and ground infrastructure supporting mission operations.
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Agriculture & Construction
Remote controllers and heavy equipment operate unattended, where firmware integrity and recovery matter most.
Automotive
Implementing a hardware RoT via TPMs secures each Electronic Control Unit (ECU) by anchoring boot integrity and enforcing firmware authenticity.
Healthcare
Medical devices and hospital networks demand strict firmware integrity and patient-data confidentiality.
Finance
Banks and trading platforms require airtight record security and endpoint authenticity.
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