The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has created a new Aerospace and Non-Terrestrial Systems Solutions Working Group (AERO-SWG) as it looks to play a key role in keeping satellite systems secure. Focusing on satellite networks, unmanned systems, autonomous platforms, and disconnected edge environments, AERO-SWG will aim to help operators apply trusted computing principles to strengthen the resilience and integrity of the systems now central to global communications and critical infrastructure. TCG announced the new group, Sept. 29.
AERO-SWG will aim to establish trust within the devices, platforms, gateways, and supply chains that underpin the global communications, defense, transportation, and critical infrastructure society now relies upon. This will be achieved through practical guidance, gap analysis, and recommendations to existing TCG Work Groups. The group will be chaired by TCG member Thorsten Stremlau of Nvidia.
AERO-SWG will explore how layered hardware and firmware security can be applied across aircraft, satellites and ground stations to strengthen trust at the platform level. This includes Trusted Platform Modile (TPM)-based Roots-of-Trust for flight-critical software, Device Identifier Composition Engine (DICE) for lightweight subsystem protection, and CyRes for restoring corrupted firmware in flight or in orbit.
“AERO-SWG gives the industry a dedicated forum to ensure trusted computing in the toughest aerospace environments, including satellites and autonomous systems. By bringing experts together to focus on practical needs and real deployment barriers, the group will help accelerate the development of secure and interoperable technologies in this crucial sector,” Joe Pennisi, president of TCG, said in a statement.
