RESISTANT
Resilient Zero-Trust Avionics Platform supported by Digital Security Twins and Aircraft Security Operations Centers
The RESISTANT project aims to make digital systems in aviation more secure, as the increasing complexity and integration of digital systems in avionics heightens the risk of cyberattacks. The project partners in RESISTANT will apply the zero-trust principle to avionics—zero trust means that no user or device is automatically trusted. This is intended to enable flexible integration of software and hardware while maintaining a high level of security.
The project aims to improve fault and attack tolerance through the continuous reconfiguration of services and the implementation of an Aircraft Security Operations Center (ASOC) for comprehensive fleet monitoring. In addition, RESISTANT aims to effectively detect and investigate new attack patterns by developing digital twins for information security that represent virtual replicas of real aircraft systems. Furthermore, an innovative concept and advanced methods for an AI-supported ASOC will be developed to ensure long-term cybersecurity in aviation.
By developing and evaluating these methods using a realistic prototype, RESISTANT intends to validate its approach to improving cybersecurity in aviation and thus make a significant contribution to the safety and stability of air traffic worldwide.
The project runs from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2025, and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
