Comprehensive assessment of the security of the operating system of robots

Ivanov Gleb Olegovich

The Robot Operating System (ROS) was not created for wide distribution outside of research laboratories, which is why the emphasis on ensuring the security of the platform was not made by its developers. However, now that this platform has been actively used to launch commercial robots in open networks, the issues of network security, user authorization, differentiation of access rights to resources, etc., have rapidly come to the fore. Despite the great advantages of ROS in creating a convenient user interface for developers and architecture aimed at achieving high platform performance, the lack of security leads to the emergence of vulnerabilities, using which attackers can gain access to ROS-based robots and cause serious damage. This article provides a comprehensive assessment of the security of the operating system of robots based on the architecture of the platform, including the identification of current problems, vulnerabilities, threats and risks.

Keywords:Robotic operating system, comprehensive assessment, security, problems, vulnerabilities, threats, risks.