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I agree that, in theory, at least the avionics shouldn't be accessible from the IFE. I am sure there is a rigorous protocol for making sure this is properly sec
by S_A_P 9y ago
I agree that, in theory, at least the avionics shouldn't be accessible from the IFE. I am sure there is a rigorous protocol for making sure this is properly secured and certification for airworthiness. I think the parent comment was more making the point that we don't need a flight full of people scanning ports for fun and profit, and the consequences of doing so are unknown and could lead to things like no wifi or IFE on the flight you're on and hopefully not worse
- qubex 9y agoThis is obscurantism. Port-scanning a networked system, even aggressively, must be considered typical environmental hazards that any network-attached system must be able to weather (preferably with no degradation in service).
- mulmen 9y agoThe point is not that the system is fine, the point is that the method used to identify the flaw is dangerous. This needs to be fixed but the ends do not justify the means.
- dkersten 9y ago> I am sure there is a rigorous protocol The "rigorous protocol" is one-way hardware diodes. The telemetry simply cannot physically travel the other way. Now, of course, there can always be mistakes. Certification is supposed to catch that, but of course, that isn't fool proof either.