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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Yoshihiro Ujiie, Osaka, JP;
Jun Anzai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Tanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kishikawa, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a key management method to secure security in an onboard network system having multiple electronic control units storing a shared key. In the key management method of the onboard network system including multiple electronic units (ECUs) that perform communication by frames via a bus, a master ECU stores a shared key to be mutually shared with one or more ECUs. Each of the ECUs acquire a session key by communication with the master ECU based on the stored shared key, and after this acquisition, executes encryption processing regarding a frame transmitted or received via the bus, using this session key. In a case where a vehicle in which the onboard network system is installed is in a particular state, the master ECU executes inspection of a security state of the shared key stored by the ECU or the like.