Open-Source Architecture for Multi-Party Update Verification for Data Acquisition Devices

Conference · Wed Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2022 · 2022 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/peci54197.2022.9744049· OSTI ID:1997021

Newberg, Benjamin ^[1]; Grijalva, Santiago ^[2]; Mooney, Vincent ^[3]

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1. Georgia Institute of Technology,School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Atlanta,Georgia,USA; Georgia Institute of Technology
2. Georgia Institute of Technology,School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Atlanta,Georgia,USA
3. Georgia Institute of Technology,School of Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Computer Science,Atlanta,Georgia

Power grids are integral parts of modern daily life and are increasingly under cyberattack. Common software update processes for grid control devices rely on only one organization to provide verification. This paper roposes a multi-signature software update process to help better secure data acquisition devices from malicious actions by using standard cryptosystems such as TLS. A prototype system build on Linux and off-the-shelf hardware has shown successful update and attack prevention with our customized multi-party update software.

• Research Organization: Georgia Institue of Technology
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Energy
• DOE Contract Number: CR0000004
• OSTI ID: 1997021
• Report Number(s): DOE-GATECH-00004-2
• Journal Information: 2022 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), Journal Name: 2022 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English