Open Source Hardware: An Opportunity For Critical Systems

Dependable systems currently undergo a series of transformations, notably the shift to multi-core processors and the rise of concerns previously limited to the IT domain such as cybersecurity or cloud-like versatility. In this position paper we summarize the key challenges, and some promising solutions. In addition to software-based techniques devised for COTS multi-processors, emerging Open-Source processing platforms provide the ability to experiment domain-specific mitigation techniques that were previously deemed not economically feasible.