Study on trusted electronics : executive summary : an overview over requirements, technologies and initiatives towards more trusted electronics

Developing, deploying and operating trusted electronics in Europe is a prerequisite for Europe's technological sovereignty and foundation for secure and trustworthy applications of all kinds. The supply chains of electronics involve a large number of specialised partners around the world and contain a large number of steps from specification, design, manufacturing and assembly to operation and end of life. This poses several options for introducing vulnerabilities in form of unintended weaknesses or intentional backdoors. In addition, unreliable ICs originating from the grey market may be introduced into the supply chain. Work on trusted electronics addresses these vulnerabilities and thus facilitates the foundation for the cybersecurity of the devices.