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by aerospace_guy
1802 days ago
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Modern turbofan/turbojet/turboprop (really, any engine) has a ton of SW involved. Engine controllers [1] literally control the engines. Your point is completely wrong, I've worked on this software and they go through many forms of verification for things to work. Look at the failure rate of avionics and compare that to other industries. Sure you or your friend may have had a bad experience at that company, but the big players generally won't let software bugs through. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FADEC |
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Boeing code leaked in '20 [1] and it was ugly, however it was ~network vs. app layer so unclear how it worked at the engine level.
Add in the track record of CAN bus security difficulties and knowing airplanes use similar tech, "generally won't let bugs through" when paired with the footnoted security leak is a gross overstatement.
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/boeing-787-code-leak-security-fl...
Before you write it off as an overhyped wired article, it was also a presentation at blackhat [2], so vetted by a fairly rigorous CFP.
[2] https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Santamarta-Arm...