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Method and decision gateway for authorizing a function of an embedded control unit

US10091183B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Frederic Stumpf · Leonberg, DE
Jan Holle · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/046
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for authorizing a function of an embedded electronic control unit, including: a decision gateway requests from a hardware security module a function request destined for the electronic control unit, the decision gateway receives from the hardware security module the function request which is signed by the hardware security module, the decision gateway creates a communication channel, based on a cryptographic identity of the decision gateway, to a backend, the decision gateway sends the function request to the backend, the decision gateway receives from the backend via the communication channel a ticket which corresponds to the function request and is signed by the backend, and the decision gateway stores the ticket.

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