Method and system for providing security information about an application container for an industrial edge device

US11500991B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Markus Höfele · Mannheim, DE
• Peter Kob · Heroldsberg, DE
• Rolf Schrey · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Armin Zeltner · Weisendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 15, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/033
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for providing security information about an application container for an Industrial Edge device, wherein the application container displays an application, runtime libraries and parts of an execution environment, where first information is obtained from the application or source code, second information is obtained from the application program or source code of the application, where confidentiality classes and processing classes are ascertained, and where the security information is formed by linking arising confidentiality classes to arising processing classes and the security information is associated with the application container such that specific and reliable security information about the application container or applications is generated and the security information is provided to a user or an installation system via association of the security information with the application container or the application to make information about the specific security problems or properties available before an application is used.