Aviation Instruments Encrypt Engine-Monitor Data

[Eugen Leitl]

I guess vehicular embeddeds are next.

Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/07/1715229
Posted by: timothy, on 2005-05-07 17:17:00

   from the must-be-in-the-public-interest dept.
   kitplane01 writes "Airplanes engines need to always work, and are
   monitored by engine monitors. JP Instruments' engine-monitor units
   have [1]begun to encrypt the data output of its monitors so it can't
   be read by third-party software. Whether this is to protect itself
   liability-wise or to discourage competitors is unclear. It seems the
   company is working on a fix, which may require a fee from users to
   translate the file format."

References

   1. http://www.avweb.com/newswire/11_18b/briefs/189696-1.html

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