Adaptive, multi-level security for flight deck applications hosted on mobile platforms

摘要

A mobile computing platform for processing data in an environment requiring multiple levels of authentication may include processes to authenticate various applications at each of the multiple levels. The mobile computing platform may integrate with aircraft avionics to provide data from applications to a certified avionics system.

主权项

1. A mobile computing platform comprising:
a processor; memory connected to the processor; a security interface interposed between the processor and a certified avionics system, the security interface configured to isolate the processor from the certified avionics system and restrict the processor's ability to extract data from the certified avionics system; and computer executable program code configured to execute on the processor, wherein the computer executable program code is configured to:
identify one or more security levels, each of the one or more security levels defined by the nature of a network connected system, each of the one or more security levels further associated with at least one of a system interaction, a data transfer or a data manipulation being attempted by an application, the application being configured to interact with the certified aircraft avionics system;authenticate the application to allow the certified avionics system to download data from the mobile computing platform; andrestrict the application from allowing the certified avionics system to download data from the mobile platform; and wherein the one or more security levels ensure that the application conforms to one or more avionic system certification standards.