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Aviation Instruments Encrypt Engine-Monitor Data

Posted by timothy on from the must-be-in-the-public-interest dept.

kitplane01 writes "Airplanes engines need to always work, and are monitored by engine monitors. JP Instruments' engine-monitor units have begun to encrypt the data output of its monitors so it can't be read by third-party software. Whether this is to protect itself liability-wise or to discourage competitors is unclear. It seems the company is working on a fix, which may require a fee from users to translate the file format."

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  1. Auto Makers by nurb432 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Didnt they get burnt by something similar to this with their ECM's and told by the Fed's they cant restrict 3rd party access with dirty tricks like this?

    True airplanes engines are not quite the same thing, or as large a market but the principle is the same.

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