S³HIFT

System hardening along the value chain of cyber-physical systems

The S³HIFT research project is concerned with what is known as system hardening for all companies along the value chain of cyber-physical systems. In computer technology, hardening means increasing the security of a system by only using dedicated software that is necessary for the operation of the system.

AI-Based Analysis System

In S³HIFT, system hardening is achieved with the two-level feedback mechanism in the product and process. The unique selling point of product hardening is automated fuzz testing based on side channel information. This is based on research into an AI-based analysis system. This generates both test vectors and information for forensic analysis. The results of the test automation and forensic analysis are then incorporated into the software development process.

The result of the S³HIFT research project is intended to prove the feasibility of the researched process and the methods used with the aid of a demonstrator.