Security for Cyber-Physical Systems  
  Authors : Amey Vinayak Moholkar

 

Cyber-Physical systems is an open system, which, integrate computing and communication with monitoring and/or control of entities in physical world. Use of CPS has increased many folds in recent years to automate and efficiently manage services. The real time nature and involvement in critical processes makes the security of CPS of paramount nature. Conventional security solutions for CPS focus on applying knowledge of traditional IT security to CPS environment. Though use of solutions from information security like authentication, encryption, access control etc. can be useful in CPS environment to some extent, we need to consider security solutions that take into consideration difference between IT systems and CPSs. Use of trusted computing offers many advantages, which can be incorporated in CPS to provide stronger security.

 

Published In : IJCAT Journal Volume 1, Issue 6

Date of Publication : 31 July 2014

Pages : 257 - 262

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Amey Vinayak Moholkar : University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA90007, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyber-Physical System

Security

Trusted Computing for CPS

Cyber-Physical systems have additional security requirements due to introduction of physical domain, stringent real-time availability restrictions and involvement in critical applications. Conventional solutions to security of CPS have largely applied traditional IT security model to CPS. Though effective in protecting against attacks on cyber domain, this approach does not take into consideration inherent difference between CPS and traditional IT systems. We need to consider this distinction before designing a security mechanism for CPS. Use of trusted computing in CPS, has its advantages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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