Hybrid secure communication system and method
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between a mobile computing device and a vehicle system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the vehicle system, authentication data from the mobile computing device over a first communication link between the vehicle system and the mobile computing device;
authenticating, at the vehicle system, the mobile computing device using the authentication data received over the first communication link and based on at least one of flight management data received from a flight management system of the vehicle and global positioning data received from a global positioning system of the vehicle; and
transmitting encrypted data from the vehicle system to the mobile computing device over a second communication link, wherein the encrypted data is encrypted using the authentication data, and wherein the second communication link is a wireless communication link having a susceptibility to one or more wireless security risks, the first communication link comprising one or more characteristics configured to reduce the susceptibility of the first communication link to the one or more wireless security risks as compared to the second communication link.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for securely communicating between a mobile computing device and a vehicle system are provided. A method includes receiving authentication data from the mobile computing device over a first communication link between the vehicle system and the mobile computing device. The method further includes authenticating the mobile computing device using the authentication data received over the first communication link. Subsequent to the initial authentication phase, the method further allows transmitting encrypted data from the vehicle system to the mobile computing device (and vice-versa) over a second communication link. The encrypted data is encrypted using the authentication data transmitted over the first communication link. The second communication link is a wireless communication link that is more susceptible to one or more security risks than the first communication link.
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1. A method of communicating between a mobile computing device and a vehicle system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the vehicle system, authentication data from the mobile computing device over a first communication link between the vehicle system and the mobile computing device; authenticating, at the vehicle system, the mobile computing device using the authentication data received over the first communication link and based on at least one of flight management data received from a flight management system of the vehicle and global positioning data received from a global positioning system of the vehicle; and transmitting encrypted data from the vehicle system to the mobile computing device over a second communication link, wherein the encrypted data is encrypted using the authentication data, and wherein the second communication link is a wireless communication link having a susceptibility to one or more wireless security risks, the first communication link comprising one or more characteristics configured to reduce the susceptibility of the first communication link to the one or more wireless security risks as compared to the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle system, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and an electronic processor operably coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and configured to; receive authentication data from a mobile computing device over a first communication link between the vehicle system and the mobile computing device; authenticate the mobile computing device using the authentication data received over the first communication link and based on at least one of flight management data received from a flight management system of the vehicle and global positioning data received from a global positioning system of the vehicle; and transmit encrypted data from the vehicle system to the mobile computing device over a second communication link, wherein the encrypted data is encrypted using the authentication data, and wherein the second communication link is a wireless communication link having a susceptibility to one or more wireless security risks, the first communication link comprising one or more characteristics configured to reduce the susceptibility of the first communication link to the one or more wireless security risks as compared to the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to execute a method comprising:
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transmitting authentication data from a mobile computing device to a vehicle system over a first communication link between the vehicle system and the mobile computing device, wherein the authentication data comprises a mobile computing device identifier and mobile computing device encryption data; authenticating the mobile computing device using the authentication data received over the first communication link and based on at least one of flight management data received from a flight management system of the vehicle and global positioning data received from a global positioning system of the vehicle; and receiving vehicle system encryption data from the vehicle system over the first communication link; communicating between the mobile computing device and the vehicle system using a second communication link, wherein communications transmitted from the mobile computing device to the vehicle system and communications received at the mobile computing device from the vehicle system are encrypted using at least one of the mobile computing device encryption data and the vehicle system encryption data, wherein communications transmitted from the mobile computing device to the vehicle system comprise the mobile computing device identifier, and wherein the second communication link is a wireless communication link having a susceptibility to one or more wireless security risks, the first communication link comprising one or more characteristics configured to reduce the susceptibility of the first communication link to the one or more wireless security risks as compared to the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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