Juniper Networks, Inc.
FULL FEATURED PACKET-BASED AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK SECURITY GATEWAY

Abstract:

In some examples, an automobile comprises a plurality of electrical components interconnected by a communication network. The automobile comprises a set of policies that logically partition the electrical components of the automobile into a first zone having one or more of the critical components and a second zone having one or more of the non-critical components, the policies specifying rules for communication between the zones defined for the communication network within the automobile. The automobile further comprises a security gateway embedded within the automobile and coupled, by the communication network, to the one or more critical components and the one or more non-critical components. The security gateway is configured to provide security operations by applying the policies to communications within the automobile to determine, based on the rules defined by the policies, whether to forward or drop data packets communicated on the communication network.