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+# Firmware Over The Air
+
+The firmware update is critical since its alteration back to compromise the
+entire system. It is therefore necessary to take appropriate protective measures.
+The principle of verifying chain integrity fulfills much of AGL's security.
+During a firmware update, it is necessary to update the different signatures to
+check the integrity of the system.
+
+There is also the constraint of the update time: The system must start quickly
+and therefore, update itself as quickly. We imagine that the **FOTA** is mainly
+used in the vehicle maintenance session (e.g. Garage). We will then use no more
+ **FOTA** but a wired update. There is a limit to what can be updated wirelessly.
+ This maintenance update could solve these problems.
+
+Field upgrades can be achieved securely by using a Secure Loader. This loader
+will authenticate an incoming image (USB, Serial, Network) prior to writing it
+to the flash memory on the device. It should not be possible to write to flash
+from bootloader (U-Boot). Note that because USB support is to be disabled within
+the sboot/U-Boot code, the board specific implementation of the Secure Loader
+will have to manage the entire USB initialization, enumeration, and read/write
+access to the mass storage device.
+
+<!-- config -->
+
+Domain        | Object                                    | Recommendations
+------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------
+Update-FOTA-1 | Integrity, confidentiality and legitimacy | Must be secure.
+
+<!-- endconfig -->
+
+Different possible type of **FOTA**:
+
+- Package-based like rpm, dpkg:
+
+  - `+` Simple.
+  - `-` Power-off.
+  - `-` Dependency.
+
+- Full file system updates:
+
+  - `+` Robust.
+  - `-` Tends device-specific.
+  - `-` Need rsync or similar.
+
+- Atomic differential:
+
+  - `+` Robust.
+  - `+` Minimal bandwidth consumption.
+  - `+` Easy reusable.
+  - `-` Physically one file system (Corruption -> unbootable system).
+  - `-` No rollback logic.