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1. A method for verifying data for use on an aircraft, comprising:
receiving, by a processor unit disposed on one or more chips, a plurality of digital certificates associated with the data; selecting, from a selected number of the plurality of digital certificates, the selected number including a quorum rule selected from quorum rules that are based upon a system on the aircraft by which the data will be used and a location of the aircraft when the data is loaded into the aircraft, a quorum rule, from a number of quorum rules in the processor unit, for selecting a number of digital certificates from among the plurality of digital certificates; and verifying, as uncompromised, by the processor unit, the data for use on the aircraft using a selected number of the plurality of digital certificates, via determining which of the plurality of digital certificates are received from an acceptable certificate authority; and wherein the selected number of certificates is defined by the quorum rule, the quorum rule being further containing of one, or more, of: a quorum rule for an operator of an aircraft; a quorum rule for an aircraft maintenance entity; a quorum rule for an aircraft type; a quorum rule for an aircraft system on which data will be used; a quorum rule for the number of aircraft systems on which data will be used; and a quorum rule for use when a certificate authority is known to be, or suspected of being compromised. |
