AutoDaMa: On the Feasibility of Secure and Tailor-made Automotive Data Management

Custom tailor-made database management systems (DBMS) are an essential asset, especially for embedded systems. The continuously increasing amount of data in automotive systems and the growing network of embedded devices can profit from DBMS. Restrictions in terms of processors, memory, and storage require customizable DBMS that contain only the needed functionality. We present AutoDaMa, a customizable DBMS designed for automotive systems. With AutoDaMa, it is possible to generate tailor-made DBMS for different scenarios, e.g., by restricting the storage size of the DBMS or adding security-related features such as asymmetric and symmetric encryption. We demonstrate the feasibility of our approach through applying different tailormade DBMS versions derived from AutoDaMa in an automotive testing environment. Our experience is that AutoDaMa can dramatically reduce the development effort and can increase reliability using efficient reuse mechanisms.