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Virtualization: LynuxWorks Secure Virtualization and Safety-Critical RTOS Demonstrations at MILCOM 2010
SAN JOSÉ, Calif., October 26, 2010—LynuxWorks™, Inc., a leading supplier of embedded software technology to the aerospace and defense market, will be premiering its latest secure virtualization technology and high-performance safety-critical software at MILCOM in San Jose, CA, October 31- November 3, 2010. Both the LynxSecure virtualization technology, designed to meet the highest levels of security certification, and the LynxOS®-178 safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS), certified to DO-178B level A, will be demonstrated live on real-world systems in the LynuxWorks booth.
The technology being showcased includes the award-winning LynxSecure Separation Kernel and Embedded Hypervisor offering ultimate security without compromising functionality:
- Wave Systems self-encrypting drives in a secure virtual environment running on a standard laptop
- Themis' CoolShell rugged blade server securely running multiple guest operating systems (OSes)
- High-Assurance Cross-Domain Data Guard application, ported from a single dedicated hardware chipset to a high-performance multi-core system running LynxSecure.
Also being demonstrated live at the show is the LynxOS-178 safety-critical commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) RTOS for hard real-time performance and certification to DO-178B with full Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX®) compliance:
- Multifunction displays with Presagis OpenGL solution
- Flight information systems
- Future air-navigation and cabin-management systems
LynuxWorks' leadership position in military and aerospace systems is solid and long-standing. Offering the most inherently secure and reliable design of virtually any COTS embedded OS, LynuxWorks OSes are proven every day in an array of mission-critical embedded applications and technology programs for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Joint Forces.
Proven technology for demanding requirements
LynxOS-178 RTOS offers the most efficient path to DO-178B certification and this is especially true when existing Linux®-based applications must be ported. LynxOS-178 is the only commercial product to offer both DO-178B Level A certifiability and the POSIX application programming interface (API). POSIX is an open standard that defines the specifications for the characteristics of OSes, database management systems, data interchange, programming interface, networking and user interface. It enables developers to write their applications for a single target environment in which they can port and run unchanged on a variety of systems that support the POSIX API. POSIX allows an easy migration path from open-source Linux, or other RTOS variants that support the standard to LynxOS-178.
LynxSecure 4.0 provides the most flexible virtualization solution for use in embedded systems. Built from the ground up, and now in its 4th generation, LynxSecure offers the combination of security with functionality, allowing embedded designers to use the latest software and hardware technologies to build complex multi-OSes.
Another key feature that LynxSecure offers is the ability to run guest OSes that have Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) capabilities. The new quad-core devices from Intel® makes this feature a reality by allowing one of the guest OSes to run across multiple cores, offering performance never seen before in a virtualized embedded system.
For embedded systems that require a sophisticated user interface coupled with networked connectivity, and also hard real-time data response, the combination of LynxSecure with the quad-core Intel Core™ i7 processor allows all of this functionality to be easily developed, or migrated from existing systems, giving an unprecedented development window for the next generation of complex embedded systems.
Visit our booth
To meet with the experts and learn more about new high-performance secure and safety-critical systems, please visit LynuxWorks in Booth #627.
About LynuxWorks
LynuxWorks, a world leader in the embedded software market, is committed to providing open and reliable real-time operating systems (RTOS) and software tools to embedded developers. The company's LynxOS family of OSes offers open standards with the highest level of safety and security features, enabling many mission-critical systems in defense, avionics and other industries. The latest product in the portfolio, the award-winning LynxSecure offers a secure separation kernel and embedded hypervisor that forms a platform for the development of high assurance systems. Since it was established in 1988, LynuxWorks has created technology that has been successfully deployed in thousands of designs and millions of products made by leading communications, avionics, aerospace/defense, and consumer electronics companies. LynuxWorks' headquarters are located in San José, California.
LynuxWorks is a trademark and LynxOS and BlueCat are registered trademarks of LynuxWorks, Inc. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective holders. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Intel and Intel Core are registered trademarks of the Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
LynuxWorks press contacts
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Virtualization Technology Demonstrations
Intel Virtualization Demonstration with LynxSecure Secure Virtualization on Sandy Bridge Platform (.WMV file)- LynxSecure Virtualization Demo on a Themis Ruggedized RES-12XR3
- LynxSecure 5.0: A new Generation of Secure Virtualization
advantages
- Optimal security and safety—the only operating system designed to support both CC EAL-7 and DO-178B level A
- Real time—time-space partitioned separation kernel for superior determinism and performance
- Hypervisor and virtualization technology— supports multiple heterogeneous, both para-virtualized and fully virtualized, operating system environments on the same physical hardware including Intel® VT
- Highly scalable—supports Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) and 64-bit addressing for high-end scalability
- Support for open standards—100% binary compatibility for Linux- or POSIX-based software applications allows them to migrate to a highly robust, secure environment
- Faster time to market—enables developers to begin early development for secure applications
- Building in RTOS Support for Safety- & Security-Critical Systems
- LynuxWorks explains the differences between safety-critical and security-critical applications and how to meet their demanding requirements with the LynxOS-178 RTOS and the LynxSecure hypervisor. (EE Times Design, August 2011)
- Enhancing Application Performance on Multicore Systems
- Tips on optimizing a multicore real-time system, including virtualization, avoiding synchronization and concurrency while maximizing application parallelism. (Military Embedded Systems, February 2011)
- Hardware Virtualization puts a new spin on Secure Systems
- Real-time determinism and military security don't have to be separate realities. A combination of a secure separation kernel and an embedded hypervisor enables whole new levels of system security. (COTS Journal, October 2010)
- Using a Separation Kernel to add Military-Grade Security to Legacy Systems
- A challenge for the software designer is how to integrate modern military-grade software programs into legacy software designed long before security standards were predominant in system requirements. (VME Critical Systems, Summer 2010)
- Virtualization: Keeping Embedded Software safe and Secure in an Unsafe World
- A new, secure methodology is needed to separate systems of different security levels which run on shared resources—without compromising the performance of legacy systems. (EE Times, June 2010)
- Secure Virtualization Combines Traditional Desktop OSs and Embedded RTOSes in Military Embedded Systems
- Advances in software and hardware technologies now make it feasible to use both embedded and desktop operating systems in a secure military system. (Military Embedded Systems, May 2010)
- DO-178B Provides Certification Safety net
- Developers of commercial avionics software must demonstrate compliance with DO-178 guidelines. The FAA has issued additional guidance for so-called DO-178B Reusable Software Components (RSCs as defined in AC20-148), which allow for reuse of certifications. (COTS Journal, November 2009)
- Designing Safety-critical Avionics Software Using open Standards
- Safety-critical avionics systems have continually grown more complex and software-intensive. Regulatory authorities and avionics manufacturers have responded with guidance such as DO-178B and RSC to ensure that software performs safely, with controlled development cost. (Boards and Solutions, September 2009)
- Two Different Realms: RTOS Support for Safety-critical vs. Security-critical Systems
- Safety- and security-critical system functions are evolving simultaneously, with different yet similar requirements. Modern RTOSes are stepping up to meet these needs. (VME and Critical Systems, June 2009)
- Virtualization Makes Better use of Open-source OSes and apps
- With the introduction of the embedded hypervisor, embedded systems can avoid certain performance or licensing issues inherent to open-source OSes and applications. (EE Times, March 23, 2009)
- Secure Virtualization Technology can Extend the life of Legacy Systems
- By combining the concept of virtualization and security, one can consolidate multiple legacy systems running on heterogeneous operating systems onto a single host system with high-assurance security. (Military Embedded Systems, January/February 2009)
- Virtual Machines: Intel's CPU Extensions Transform Virtualization
- Virtualization has traditionally presented its share of design challenges in information-assurance-based systems. But now, Intel's VT-x and VT-d CPU extensions are changing the game and showing potential to become the de facto path to virtualization. (Military Embedded Systems, January 2009)
- Separation Kernel for a Secure Real-time Operating System
- The technical foundation adopted for the so-called MILS architecture is a separation kernel like LynxSecure, which permits multiple functions to be realised on a common set of physical resources without unwanted mutual interference. (Boards and Solutions Magazine, February 2008)
- Advances in Virtualization aid Information Assurance
- Advances in the newest Intel® processors are making virtualization much easier to implement in security applications than ever before. (Embedded Computing Design, January 2008)
- Protecting our most Vital Systems
- Some significant defence programmes are already committed to a new approach to high-threat, high-asset-value systems. Rance DeLong explains MILS. (Components in Electronics, April 2007)
- Perspectives: Security and the Separation Kernel
- Today's avionics systems are designed to support more than one application, using a partitioned operating system and memory management units to ensure applications have adequate separation. (Avionics Magazine, April 2007)
- MILS: An Architecture for Security, Safety, and Real Time
- The unrelenting growth and integration of embedded controls, information processing, and communications has created a need for systems that provide robust protection for resources and services in the face of serious threats. (Embedded Technology Magazine, November 2006)
- Partitioning Operating Systems Versus Process-based Operating Systems
- Partitioning operating systems are the latest buzz, while processes, by contrast, have been around for over 30 years. Both provide memory protection, however, the intent behind them is very different.
- DO-178B and the Common Criteria: Future Security Levels
- Although there are similarities between the airborne safety-critical requirements in RTCA/DO-178B and the Common Criteria, ISO 14508, compliance with the higher levels of security in the Common Criteria demands meeting additional security requirements. (COTS Journal, April 2006)
- Reusing Safety-Critical Software Components
- Safety-critical systems often operate together as a single "system-of-systems," making it important that they meet the most stringent and rigorous requirements for safety-criticality. The failure of one module in a system could create other failures or vulnerabilities, or worse yet, failure of the system as a whole. (COTS Journal, August 2005)
- Using the Microprocessor MMU for Software Protection in Real-Time Systems
- With minimal impact to overall system performance, user tasks and the kernel can be protected from accidental corruption by using multiple protected address spaces.
- Improving code Migration and Reuse
- The unrelenting growth and integration of embedded controls, information processing, and communications has created a need for systems that provide robust protection for resources and services in the face of serious threats. (Embedded Computing Design, August 2006)
- FCS Program Rolls Forward in Formation
- A wireless data network, with advanced communications and technologies, links soldiers with 18 new, lightweight manned and unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned aircraft, sensors and weapons—and it's all in one program. (COTS Journal, June 2005)
- Secure Operating Systems for Deeply Embedded Devices
- As we add more intelligence to our embedded devices, we find that they are becoming increasingly integrated into our information technology infrastructure. Though system security is not a new concept, security-in-depth is a new paradigm developers are now starting to address. (RTC Magazine, September 2004)
Virtualization / RTOS News
- Can Sensitive data for Tactical Military Environments be Protected in the Cloud? -4/19
LynxSecure Secure Virtualization Inside Malware-Analysis System at Infosecurity 2012 -4/2- Video: Certifiable RTOS For Safety Critical Systems - DESIGN West 2012 -4/10
- New S.E.C.U.R.E Computing Platform for Sensitive Cloud Deployments -4/2
- Ruggedized Board Support for Real-Time FAA DO-178B Systems: Curtiss-Wright SVME/DMV-183 -3/28
- LynuxWorks Joins Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium -3/19
- Device-Driver and Real-Time Programming for the LynxOS RTOS Family, San José, CA, USA, May 21-25
- FACE Consortium Exposition (Future Airborne Capability Environment), Lexington Park, MD, USA, Jun 5
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, MD, USA, Jun 11-14
