On Wednesday 08 Jun 2011 19:52:59 Tom Ferrell wrote:
> Drawing a boundary around standards related to safety can be quite
> challenging where security is concerned.  In many cases, a safety escape
> and a security breach can lead to the same unfortunate outcome.  The
> only real difference is the intent or lack thereof behind the initiating
> cause.  The committee working on DO-178C has taken the same tack as the
> authors of IEC 61508, i.e. security is a different and distinct
> technical topic and therefore out of scope.  The latest draft does list
> security as a system consideration.  There are at least a few (myself
> included) in the aerospace community who believe this may be more than a
> little shortsighted.  There is a separate RTCA committee working on
> security requirements but thus far no clear set of guidance for airborne
> systems has emerged.  It is a touchy subject because the airframers, the
> avionics developers, and the airlines all see this as likely to drive
> significant cost.

So, all the Safety Standards have to include is a phrase that states "Security 
considerations may have an impact on the safety of the system and should be 
reviewed as part of the overall design".

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