Embedded Office Solution

Secure Communication

Example for a Secure Communication

This solution shall meet the following main goals:

  • Usable in Safety Product  -  We want to get a solution, which is usable in safety products.
  • Secure Communication  -  We want to communicate via TCP/IP with encrypted packages using the SSL protocol.
  • Certificate Storage  -  We want to get secure certificate storage with application-regulated access control.

Furthermore, the solution shall meet some high-level business goals:

  • Space Protection Mechanism  -  We want to use mixed safety capabilities on a single microcontroller.
  • LTS for complete Platform  -  We want to have a long-term supported (LTS) system.

Building Blocks

Flexible Safety RTOS

The Flexible Safety RTOS provides a deterministic hard real-time scheduling and is responsible for:

  • Scheduling application tasks
  • Managing task separation
  • Task synchronization services
  • Task communication services

uC/OS - TCP/IP Stack

The TCP/IP stack out of the uC/OS family is built especially for embedded systems and features:

  • Small Footprint in RAM and ROM
  • Wide Microcontroller Support
  • High Performance with Zero-Copy Technology

Wolf SSL

The Wolf SSL library is Open Source and available with commercial licenses. The library considers the special requirements of embedded systems:

  • Wide Hardware Accelerator Support
  • Compact Footprint in RAM and ROM
  • Selection of Encryption Algorithms

Architectural Overview

Description

This usage scenario provides a safe RTOS with managed memory protection for using middleware components. The TCP/IP communication stack from Micrium is integrated with the wolfSSL Embedded SSL/TLS Library to achieve highly secure communications in safety system designs.

Secure Communication
Architectural Overview of Secure Communication