[SystemSafety] Baseline Safety Assessment for a Linux-based OS to SIL 3 /ASIL D

Derek M Jones derek at knosof.co.uk
Thu May 8 17:04:41 CEST 2025


Peter,

> I've been reading these things for a decade and a half and it's clear to me what they say. p2 (in particular the bold- 
> font parts) contains the key certificate.

I would expect them to be clear to anybody who has been reading
them for a decade+
Those of us who have only been reading them for under a month
find them less clear.

> These are documents bestowing a safety certificate on specific devices. The bold font on p2 says exactly what 
> requirements exida is certifying the device for.  And the next bit says that the manufacturer may use the exida SIL 3 
> logo for/on the device.
> 
> That is exactly what such a general assessment to the concepts of 61508 can say and, in my opinion, ought to say.

Thanks.  That is what I wanted to know.

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Derek M. Jones           Evidence-based software engineering
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