Autonomous Space Resupply Vehicle Systems Security Design Principle Case Study

This work explores the application of systems security engineering design principles from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-160, Volume 1 to a complex system of interest. More specifically, we use the case study approach to explore the application of several security design principles to develop a more secure, trustworthy, and resilient architecture for a notional autonomous space vehicle. Of note, this work details a repeatable systems security engineering approach that meets stakeholder-driven systems security requirements through the reasoned application of design principles and explores various design trade-offs. Lastly, this work helps developers to more fully understand the emerging architectural solution space for complex systems and seeks to advance the science of systems security engineering by supporting and justifying architectural, design, verification, and validation security decisions.