US Patent 11025428 Systems and methods for enabling trusted communications between controllers

Systems and methods are described that enable trusted communications between two entities. In one implementation, a controller of a vehicle may include one or more processors configured to receive data and a controller signature from a second controller of the vehicle. The controller signature may be generated based on at least a first portion of the data. The one or more processors may be further configured to transmit the data and the controller signature to a gateway of the vehicle and receive a gateway signature from the gateway. The gateway signature may be generated based on at least a second portion of the data and transmitted to the controller after the gateway verified the controller signature. In addition, the one or more processors may be configured to verify the gateway signature and process the data.