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OTA Update Basic Course

Overview

Due to the revision of safety standards for road transport vehicles in January 2021, regulations regarding cybersecurity and software updates(※) will be introduced and compliance with these regulations will become mandatory. In response to this, it is becoming mandatory to introduce software updates via OTA (Over The Air: sending and receiving data via wireless communication).

In this course, we will cover the background of the above regulations and "Uptane", one of the OTA frameworks, and learn the basics of OTA Updates, as well as Uptane's functions and security measures approach.

*Cybersecurity regulations: UN-R155, software update regulations: UN-R156
Expected participants
  • ・Software engineer in the automotive industry
  • ・Engineers who want to know the specifications and operating principles of Uptane
Skills to be learned
  • ・Basics about OTA and Uptane
  • ・Uptane's OTA security measures
Prerequisites Understand basic information security terminology
Course Plan

Chapter 0 OTA Update Basic Course Curriculum

Overview This presentation will explain the outline of this course, the expected participants, and the course structure.
Lecturer Nagoya University Ryo Kurachi
Contents
  • ・Outline of the OTA Update Basic Course
  • ・Composition of this course

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OTA Update Basic Course Curriculum

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Chapter 1 OTA Update Basics

Overview Chapter 1 explains the basic concept and features of OTA Update, and explains the necessity of OTA Update in automobiles, the international standard (UN-R156), Software Update Management System (SUMS), and the position of Uptane.
Lecturer Nagoya University Ryo Kurachi
Contents
  • 1. OTA Update
  • 2. OTA updates for automobiles
  • 3. Overview of UN-R156
  • 4. Software Update Management System (SUMS)
  • 5. Uptane's Positioning

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OTA Update Basics

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Chapter 2 Uptane Basics

Overview Chapter 2 begins with an overview of Uptane, explaining its design rationale, threat model, metadata structure, and server/repository implementation requirements.
Lecturer Mitsutaka Takada, Nagoya University
Contents
  • 1. What is Uptane?
  • 2. Threat Model
  • 3. Uptane Design Overview
  • 3.1 TUF design principle, Uptane configuration, and differences from TUF
  • 3.2 The role of repositories
  • 3.3 Metadata Structure
  • 3.4 Server/Repository Implementation Requirements
  • 3.5 Implementation Requirements for Automotive ECUs

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Uptane Basics

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Chapter 3 Overview of the OTA Testbed

Overview We will explain the structure and operation of the OTA testbed implemented in Uptane.
Lecturer Techno Pro Design Company, Mina Nosho
Contents
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Overall configuration of the OTA testbed
  • 3. Metadata
  • 4. OTA testbed sequence

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OTA テストベッドの概説

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Chapter 4 OTA Update Exercise

Overview We will explain the mechanism of OTA Update through a demonstration example using the OTA testbed implemented in Uptane.
Lecturer Techno Pro Design Company, Mina Nosho
Contents
  • 1. OTA testbed execution environment
  • 2. OTA Testbed Exercise

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OTA Update の演習

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