A Firmware Verification Tool for Programmable Logic Controllers - Critical Infrastructure Protection VI
Conference Papers Year : 2012

A Firmware Verification Tool for Programmable Logic Controllers

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Current supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems do not have adequately tailored security solutions. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in SCADA systems are particularly vulnerable due to a lack of firmware auditing capabilities. Since a PLC is a field device that directly connects to a physical system for monitoring and control, a compromise of its firmware could have devastating consequences. This paper describes a tool developed specifically for verifying PLC firmware in SCADA systems. The tool captures serial data during firmware uploads and verifies it against a known good firmware executable. It can also replay captured data and analyze firmware without the presence of a PLC. The tool does not require any modifications to a SCADA system and can be implemented on a variety of platforms. These features, along with the ability to isolate the tool from production systems and adapt it to various architectures, make the tool attractive for use in diverse SCADA environments.
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hal-01483820 , version 1 (06-03-2017)

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Lucille Mcminn, Jonathan Butts. A Firmware Verification Tool for Programmable Logic Controllers. 6th International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection (ICCIP), Mar 2012, Washington, DC, United States. pp.59-69, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-35764-0_5⟩. ⟨hal-01483820⟩
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