EDITORIAL
Dear Clients and Partners!
Content
K N OW-HOW
Benefits in Certificate Usage
3
K N OW-HOW
Protecting the Integrity of Software
6
PR ODUC T
CodeMeter Security and VxWorks 7
8
K N OW-HOW
Activating Licenses on Embedded Devices
10
PR ODUC T
Protection Suite for PCs
12
H I G H L IG HT S
Latest news summary
14
C A S E ST UDY
Success Story custo med
15
I NF O R M AT IO N
Wibu-Systems informs
16
The “Internet of Things,” intelligent devices,
3D printing, and Industry 4.0 have become
much-vaunted and much-hyped concepts.
Germany has passed its first IT security law as
a “safety belt for IT in critical infrastructure.”
What all of this has in common is the fact
that more and more know-how is invested in
production processes, and cyber-physical and
embedded systems are increasingly interconnected. Know-how protection, flexible feature
activation, tamper-proofing, and cyber-security are becoming essential for the business of
machine producers and operators alike.
Copy and know-how protection are the antitheft devices for your physical machines or
construction data. They help stop the tide of
global product piracy, whose dramatic scale
the VDMA studies have revealed. Technical
prevention is becoming increasingly inevitable.
A world that is getting more and more
connected, from single sensors to the cloud,
offers many previously unimagined opportunities, but also previously unheard-of risks.
Cyber attacks can tamper with vital systems,
with the would-be attackers at a safe distance.
Wibu-Systems provides a unique “airbag” that
prevents such manipulation with secure identities, secure boot, and signed code and data
at every link in the network. In road traffic, the
number of fatalities has gone down not as a
result of better roads, but safer cars.
By reading this issue of KEYnote you can
learn more about integrity protection, how
CodeMeter became a regular part of VxWorks,
the real-time operating system of Intel’s subsidiary Wind River, and how licenses can be
activated on embedded systems. Find out how
certificates work, what our Protection Suite
can do on your PC, and how custo med uses
our solutions to great effect in the medical
sector.
Come and visit us at one of our next public
events. I would love to get to know you and
your business. All that remains for me to say is
that I hope this year ends on a high note for
you and your business. Wishing you and your
families all the best,
Yours, Oliver Winzenried