Safety and Security Critical Systems with RustShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Journal of Signal Processing Systems, ISSN 1939-8018, E-ISSN 1939-8115, Vol. 98, no 2, article id 40Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Rust is a modern systems level language with built in safety features providing strong guarantees to memory safety and defined behavior. In this work we identify challenges and opportunities for adopting Rust in the context of safety-critical systems. In particular we focus on software safety and security requirements akin to ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and ISO/SAE 21434. We discuss Rust based development in relation to commonplace C/C++ software design and validation processes. Furthermore we compare two distinct system categories: hosted and bare-metal systems and which opportunities and challenges developers face in the context of safety and security certification in each of them.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2026. Vol. 98, no 2, article id 40
Keywords [en]
ISO 26262, Software certification, Software security, Cybersecurity, Security certification, Rust, MISRA C, Memory safety, DO-178C, ISO/SAE 21434, Linux, libc, AUTOSAR, Coding guidelines
National Category
Computer Sciences Computer Systems Embedded Systems
Research subject
Cyber Security; Dependable Communication and Computation Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-119561DOI: 10.1007/s11265-026-02011-xISI: 001854356300001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-119561DiVA, id: diva2:2096326
Funder
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Note
Funder: Cybersäkerhetsnod Norr-project (20366918);
Fulltext license: CC BY;
2026-08-282026-08-282026-09-07Bibliographically approved