The Boeing Company

John E Bush

Arun Ayyagari

Steven L Arnold

Timothy McNally Mitchell

Timothy William Anstey

Winfeng Li

Gordon E Letney

Kevin James Luschei

Steve Magnuson

Jason Wayne Shelton

Brian Christopher Grubel

Richard Neil Blair

Greg A Kimberly

Sudhakar S Shetty

Eric John Martens

David E Corman

John Allen Craig, Jr

Richard Blair

Daniel J Diessner

Lester L Houston, Iii

Shawn W Lorimer

Steven J Bates

Matthew Lee Benson

Kristine Kay Lane

Alan G Tomaszycki

Dion S Reid

David H Floyd

Nedah Ibrahim

Richard N Blair

Lester Houston

Lester Leroy Houston- Iii

Kristine K Lane

Gordon Edward Letney

Lester Leroy Houston-Iii

Kristine Lane

Greg Kimberly

A communication system includes a traffic relay (TR) device for locating unmanned traffic in a controlled airspace. The TR device comprises one or more processors configured to perform the step of receive a status message from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The status message provides identification and location information of the UAV. The one or more processors are also configured to perform the step of generate a warning message for communication to at least one manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or a manned traffic manager (MTM) device that is communicatively connected to the at least one MAV. The warning message is based on a comparison of the location of the UAV to a designated airspace.

System and method for communication in mixed airspace

A method includes receiving, by a computing system, a first authenticated signal that (i) identifies a first position of a first aircraft relative to a host aircraft on which the computing system is located and (ii) includes a first identifier of the first aircraft, receiving, at a subsequent time, a second signal that is an ADS-B signal that identifies a second position, a velocity, and an aircraft type, where the second signal includes a second identifier, based on matching the first identifier and the second identifier such that the second signal corresponds to the first aircraft, using the first position and the aircraft type to confirm that it is possible that the first aircraft is located at the second position moving at the velocity at the subsequent time, and based on a confirmation that it is possible, providing an indication that the second signal is authentic.

Methods and systems for authenticating an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signal

A secure communication management (SCM) computer device for providing secure data connections in an aviation environment which, includes safety of flight information, is provided. The SCM computer device includes a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is programmed to receive, from a first user computer device, a first data message for a first aircraft. The first data message is in a standardized data format. The processor is also programmed to analyze the first data message for potential cybersecurity threats. If the determination is that the first data message does not contain a cybersecurity threat, the processor is further programmed to convert the first data message into a first data format associated with the first aircraft and transmit the converted first data message to the first aircraft using a first communication protocol associated with the first aircraft.

Systems for secure data connections in an aviation environment

In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques or mechanisms for automatically filtering network messages in an aviation network for an aircraft based on a current system context. According to various embodiments, a method is provided comprising receiving a network message transmitted from a source avionic device to a destination avionic device via one or more network packets within the aviation network. A current system context, indicating an aggregate status of avionic devices within the aviation network, is determined based on monitoring the avionic devices. The network message is analyzed by identifying a plurality of attributes corresponding to header and data fields of the one or more network packets corresponding to the network message. The acceptability of the network message within the current system context is determined based on one or more filter rules that specify what attributes are allowed within a particular system context.

System and method for context aware network filtering within an aviation network

In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for automatic generation of filter rules based on functional network flows for e-Enabled aviation systems. According to various embodiments, a method is provided comprising capturing network packets corresponding to a functional network flow transmitted within a networked aviation system, and parsing the network packets in order to extract one or more network messages corresponding to the functional network flow. The network message is examined in order to identify and classify a plurality of attributes corresponding to the header and data fields of the network packets. A table corresponding to the network messages is automatically generated, which includes one or more filter rules. In some embodiments, the table may be used to determine which communications are authorized during a particular context of the networked aviation system. The method further comprises validating the one or more filter rules.

System and method for automatic generation of filter rules

System and methods for providing secure data connections in an aviation environment

System and method for context aware network filtering

A network system of an aircraft implements a target system to attract, detect, log, and mitigate a potential breach by the malicious entities. The target system simulates the systems of the aircraft in order to attract a potential breach. The target system simulates the data, file structure, communications, etc., of the systems of the aircraft. The target system includes little, or no security or access controls in order to attract a potential breach and allow the malicious entity to gain access. Once a breach occurs, the target system can be configured to log, report, and/or mitigate the potential breach.

Systems and methods for detecting a security breach in an aircraft network

Systems and methods for trusted mobile communications are described. A network system provisions a mobile client system with a collection of security parameters on a per application basis and a per device basis. The airplane system provides access to the mobile client system based on the established chain of trust without previously having information about the mobile client system even when the mobile client system and the airplane system are offline with respect to the network system.

System and method for trusted mobile communications

Methods and apparatus for use in identifying cyber-security threats for an aircraft are provided. The method includes storing parts information relating to each hardware and software component used on the aircraft in an aircraft parts database, receiving, by a computing device, a cyber-security threat, and determining, by the computing device, a threat is relevant to the aircraft by comparing the received threats to the stored parts information.

Methods and systems for use in identifying cyber-security threats in an aviation platform

Methods and systems for use in in analyzing cyber-security threats for an aircraft are described herein. One example method includes generating an interconnection graph for a plurality of interconnected aircraft systems. The interconnection graph includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links. The method also includes defining a cost function for a cyber-security threat to traverse each link and defining a requirements function for a cyber-security threat to exploit each node. The method further includes generating a set of threat traversal graphs for each cyber-security threat of a plurality of cyber-security threats.

Methods and systems for use in analyzing cyber-security threats in an aviation platform

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Everett, WA, United States of America

John E Bush