Work

Safety and Security Critical Systems with Rust

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Rust is a modern systems level language with built in safety features providing strong guarantees to memory safety and defined behavior. In this work we identify challenges and opportunities for adopting Rust in the context of safety-critical systems. In particular we focus on software safety and security requirements akin to ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and ISO/SAE 21434. We discuss Rust based development in relation to commonplace C/C++ software design and validation processes. Furthermore we compare two distinct system categories: hosted and bare-metal systems and which opportunities and challenges developers face in the context of safety and security certification in each of them.

Source: Journal of Signal Processing Systems

DOI: 10.1007/s11265-026-02011-x

Authors: Malte Munch, Marcus Lindner, Johan Eriksson, Pawel Dzialo, Per Lindgren

Institutions: Luleå University of Technology, Scania (Sweden)

Language: English

Topic: Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy

Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,490

Funder: Luleå Tekniska Universitet