Patent ID: 8078692

Claim:
A method of loading files from a client to at least one avionics-type target server on board of an aircraft, the method comprising the following steps: a.) transmitting, from the client to the avionics-type target server, a set of data obtained from said files to be loaded and comprising a list of said files to be loaded, at least some of the data of said set being encoded and including at least one certificate relating to at least one respective certification authority, said files to be loaded being in a format defined by an avionics standard; b.) requesting, by the client, an authenticity check to be performed by the avionics-type target server to check that the at least one certificate is from the at least one respective certification authority and is in force; and c.) only after the authenticity of the data of said set has been checked successfully by the avionics-type target server, loading said files in said format using a standard transfer protocol from the client to the avionics-type target server; wherein the standard transfer protocol is distinct from an avionics-specific communication protocol.