Practical Embedded Security

by Timothy Stapko

Finally, embedded engineers have their own single-volume resource for defending their designs against would-be hackers!

Covers both hardware- and software-based embedded security solutions for preventing and dealing with attacks
Focuses on publicly available or low-cost security options
Case studies detail securing 8-bit PIC and Rabbit microprocessors

This book builds upon the basics of computer security and optimizes it for embedded systems. Often embedded systems are resource-constrained systems and therefore, may not have the power to implement robust security systems. The author takes on this problem guiding embedded designers, programmers, and engineers on how to build secure, low-cost, and resource-constrained systems.

Various techniques and tools are provided to the reader including :

Designing embedded-specific security protocols
Recognizing and dealing with attacks
Common pitfalls when trying to optimize security
A discussion of hardware alternatives
C and other languages and their strengths and weaknesses
A look at low-level networking protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, PPP, and Ethernet
An entire chapter on Secure Socket Layers (SSL)
Strategies for choosing algorithms and protocols for a particular platform
Working with wireless networking protocols: Bluetooth, ZigBee, and 802.11
Client/server applications detailed