Patent ID: 11954205
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for securing an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising:
receiving a request associated with a user requesting to program the ECU;
selecting a role for the user from a plurality of available roles;
generating a granular security control adjustment authorization ticket (G-SCAAT) for securing the ECU according to a plurality of security parameters determined based on to the role selected for the user, including specifying security values within the G-SCAAT to be used in controlling the ECU to operate according to the security parameters; and
associating a back office counter with the G-SCAAT, the back office counter configured to monotonically increase a counter value set for the G-SCAAT according to a predefined schedule.