Security for Embedded Applications

GuardIT^® for Linux

The high-quality performance, low cost and open-source nature of Linux has made it a mainstream platform for desktop and server based applications as well as software within embedded devices. As Linux gains in popularity, hackers are increasingly exploiting weaknesses in Linux applications to invade end user systems. To protect Linux applications against tampering, piracy, reverse engineering and malware insertion, Arxan’s GuardIT for Linux hardens software applications across Linux™ desktop, server and embedded platforms. For instance, GuardIT provides application hardening and anti-tamper measures to prevent theft, malware insertions and mitigate the risk of exploitable vulnerabilities in Linux applications.

GuardIT for Linux is the most durable application hardening solution that protects both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. GuardIT provides instruction level granularity to fine-tune protection ranges and performance levels. In addition, tailored protection designs, diverse Guard types and customizable reactions, makes GuardIT a flexible and proven solution for software IP protection.

GuardIT's advanced key protection techniques includes traditional encryption as well as advanced integrity verification and self-healing methods. With this capability, Arxan protects Linux desktop and embedded systems applications against reverse engineering and tampering attacks. See chart below for core features and benefits of GuardIT for Linux.

 

Features and Benefits:

• Command line interface to integrate into build environment
• Compatible with third party license management
• Point-click breach management
• Fast, automated diversification to prevent BORE exploits
• Probabilistic, randomized execution for additional security
• Authorized debugging of protected application
• Diverse range of Guard types and customizable reactions Ability to fine-tune protection coverage and performance to instruction level granularity
• Ability to annotate source for more flexible design
• Ability for users to directly edit and optimize GuardScript
• Ability to automatically discover the functional hierarchy of an application