IDXM: Intrusion Detection Extended Manager

Streamlining Automotive Security Event Management Across AUTOSAR, QNX, Android and Linux ECUs

PlaxidityX IDXM is a breakthrough solution that extends and adapts automotive standards to QNX, Android and Linux-based platforms, enabling centralized collection, filtering, and reporting of security events to ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Use Case

Meet Mandatory Requirements for Cross-Platform Event Logging

Software-defined vehicles depend on a hybrid architecture of AUTOSAR and Rich OS platforms (Android, QNX, Linux).
Despite the 2020 rollout of IdsM for AUTOSAR, there remains a lack of standardized security instrumentation for the high-level OSs used in telemetry and infotainment, creating a fragmented security posture across the vehicle. To meet UNR 155 and ISO/SAE 21434 requirements, OEMs need a consolidated approach to monitor threats without overwhelming back-end vSOCs with false-positive noise.

Product highlights

Hardening for ECUs / Autosar - IDPS

Cross-Platform Standardization

Seamlessly integrates security events from any type of ECU into a unified format as defined in the AUTOSAR standard

Advanced Noise Reduction

In-vehicle, smart filtering of security events (SEv) per specified criteria to ensure SOC only receives relevant data as qualified security events (QSEv)

Regulatory Compliance

Helps automakers meet UNR 155 logging, monitoring and automated reporting requirements

Optimized Bandwidth

Reduces OTA bandwidth and cloud storage costs by processing events on the edge

Ready-Made Integration

Integrates into any Linux, QNX or Android-based ECU with minimal development effort for fast time-to-market

ASPICE-Compliant & HPC Ready

Engineered for mixed-criticality environments where Rich-OS and AUTOSAR coexist while adhering to rigorous automotive software quality standards for safety-critical components

Automotive DevSecOps

Lightweight Sensor Aggregation

Efficiently aggregates security events from network, host, and application sensors while maintaining a minimal CPU and memory footprint to ensure zero disruption to core ECU functions.

Automotive DevSecOps

IDXM Features

Unified Event Format

Extends and adapts AUTOSAR specifications to cover Linux, QNX and Android devices, creating a single “language” for security events across the vehicle.

Smart Filtering & Qualification

Uses predefined rules and logic to transform raw security events into prioritized Qualified Security Events (QSEvs), reducing data volumes and preventing VSOC alert fatigue.

Maximum Performance

Ultra-low CPU/memory footprint for security that doesn’t throttle your apps.

Flexible Reporting (IDXR Integration)

Works in tandem with the Intrusion Detection System Extended Reporter (IDXR) to persist data locally or transmit it to the cloud.

API Compatibility

Publishes cross-platform standardized APIs for Linux, QNX and Android developers, ensuring consistent behavior and quick integration across different ECU architectures.

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