Wind River Systems Inc., in Device Software Optimization (DSO), announced a new solution for aerospace and defense (A&D) to provide customers with support for Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS). This new VxWorks platform provides MILS environment to developers for deployment of co-resident secure and non-secure applications on a single MMU-partitioned microprocessor.
To address emerging market, Wind’s secure VxWorks platform, based on MILS concepts for a Secure Real Time Operating System (SRTOS) and targeted for certification to Evaluation Assurance Level 7 (EAL7) of the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. This new SRTOS’ features are including Key MILS Capabilities; Robust Application and System Partitioning; Rapid Configuration Tool; Driver Flexibility; and Multiple Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs);