Re:Boeing 747s receive software updates over floppy disks
by hinkley on Monday August 10, 2020 @01:19PM
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No no, the old airplanes have a binder full of floppies so that any time the plane has wheels on ground, you can reload one of the critical systems without waiting for someone to fly in with replacements.
By the 787 they were working to replace this all with code signing.
ETA: This bears repeating: aircraft have interlocks. There is a sensor that tells you that the plane is parked (wheels on ground) and there are connections, maintenance, and administrative changes that cannot be made unless this is the case.
Nobody is going replace the maps with Rick Astley somewhere over the Pacific at 3 am.
By the 787 they were working to replace this all with code signing.
ETA: This bears repeating: aircraft have interlocks. There is a sensor that tells you that the plane is parked (wheels on ground) and there are connections, maintenance, and administrative changes that cannot be made unless this is the case.
Nobody is going replace the maps with Rick Astley somewhere over the Pacific at 3 am.