The company Vector focuses on cyber security in the vehicle with the HSM software.
The data security in the car is increasing in importance with the increasing digitization of traffic. Vector has come to grips with this and has released the vHSM. The abbreviation HSM stands for Hierarchical memory managementso that a hacking attack can go nowhere.
Vector cyber security car
The product of Vector is vHSM. It is a software stack that affects hardware security. This includes many functions for encrypting the data. It is compatible with SecOC (Secure On-Board Communication), Secure Boot, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), and Transport Layer Security (TLS).
The purpose of the vHSM is to accelerate development and simplify installation. The concept can be flexibly used by manufacturers and suppliers thanks to the modular design and configuration capability. It is after ISO 26262 ASIL D certified and has an AUTOSAR interface. The applications run on an isolated domain in their own memory.
About David Fluhr
I’ve been writing about Autonomous & Connected Driving since 2011 and also talk about it on other sites like the Smart Mobility Hub. I studied social sciences at the HU Berlin and since 2012 I am a freelance journalist. Contact: mail@autonomes-fahren.de