cFS – Software Bus Enhancements for Defense in Depth Security (SBEDD) (SBEDD)

NASA’s core Flight System (cFS) is a Goddard-developed software framework used extensively for onboard space applications across NASA and industry. The objective of this effort is to enable cFE software bus security by developing a secure publish/subscribe messaging framework that authenticates commands and rejects and logs violations.

This IRAD will develop a library that can be used to perform authentication on messages passed within the system. The resulting library will be a product that could be integrated into existing cFS-based software systems, thus providing an immediate benefit to missions.

This is a mature technology (TRL 7) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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