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Agree the scope, responsibilities and evidence to request before accepting a supplier or solution claim.
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Review one vehicle change or software update. Bring engineering evidence, cybersecurity management and software-update responsibilities into one scoped review before the authorised team decides the next step.
12 chapters · 37 detailed verifications · Initial and detailed review modes · No account required
Connect the changed item, vehicle configuration, risk treatment and update behaviour to reviewable records. Identify the gaps that need engineering, supplier or homologation input before relying on the release case.
A focused review with an accountable outcome.
Missing records · Owners · Next steps
Illustrative review flow. Select a checkpoint to explore it.
Bring the right people: OEM engineering, supplier, cybersecurity, software-update and homologation roles. Record roles and non-sensitive references.
The first pass identifies missing work. It does not complete the underlying assessment, tests or regulatory review. Use “Not applicable” only with a recorded rationale.
Agree the scope, responsibilities and evidence to request before accepting a supplier or solution claim.
Check the current baseline and unresolved conditions with the authorised decision owner.
Reopen the review when the use, configuration, evidence, legal basis or supporting assumptions change.
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| Checkpoint | Evidence to assemble | Decision to resolve | Review notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 · Applicable vehicle and change | Vehicle type, markets, lifecycle stage, change identifier and applicability decision.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Item owner; homologation owner. Lifecycle: Change intake and applicability. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Which vehicle configuration and decision does this review cover? | |
| 02 · Engineering and regulatory basis | Applicable ISO/SAE 21434 edition, R155/R156 series, interpretations and responsibility map.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Cybersecurity/update managers; homologation reviewer. Lifecycle: Engineering and approval basis. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Which engineering activities and approval obligations apply separately? | |
| 03 · Item definition and interfaces | Item baseline, assets, dependencies, trust boundaries and changed interfaces.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Item architect; interface owners. Lifecycle: Item definition and change impact. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| What changed in the item and its attack surface? | |
| 04 · Threat analysis and risk treatment | Current threat scenarios, impact reasoning, attack feasibility assumptions and treatment decisions.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Cybersecurity risk assessor; risk owner. Lifecycle: Threat analysis and risk treatment. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Does the risk analysis address the changed vehicle configuration? | |
| 05 · Goals to implementation | Cybersecurity goals, derived requirements, allocated owners and verification links.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Requirement owners; implementation/verification leads. Lifecycle: Development and traceability. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Can each change-related cybersecurity claim be traced to implementation and evidence? | |
| 06 · Distributed development responsibilities | Supplier agreements, evidence handovers, interface assumptions and escalation ownership.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: OEM integrator; supplier engineering lead. Lifecycle: Distributed development and handover. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Who supplies the evidence and who accepts the integrated result? | |
| 07 · Verification and vehicle validation | Test scope, environment, results, deviations and representative vehicle configuration.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Vehicle validation owner; component verification lead. Lifecycle: Component and vehicle validation. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| What demonstrates that the implemented measures work in the intended context? | |
| 08 · Software identity and update targets | Released software identifiers, applicable RXSWIN handling, target population and compatibility assessment.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Configuration manager; software-update owner. Lifecycle: Software identification and target selection. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Can the intended software state be tied to the correct vehicles? | |
| 09 · Controlled update execution | Update authorisation, authenticity and integrity checks, prerequisites, user information and delivery records.Detailed verifications (4)Suggested review roles: Update engineer; release authority. Lifecycle: Update readiness and installation. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| What prevents an authorised update from being applied in an unsuitable state? | |
| 10 · Safe failure and recovery | Failure-state analysis, recovery strategy, constraints and validation records.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Update/recovery owner; safety reviewer. Lifecycle: Failure handling and recovery validation. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Can a failed update reach an assessed safe and recoverable state? | |
| 11 · Release and approval impact | Cybersecurity conclusion, unresolved issues, CSMS/SUMS links and homologation-impact review.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Release authority; homologation owner. Lifecycle: Internal release and approval-impact decision. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| Who authorises release and resolves any need to update approval evidence? | |
| 12 · Post-production reassessment | Monitoring, vulnerability intake, response owners, configuration changes and review triggers.Detailed verifications (3)Suggested review roles: Post-production security owner; field response lead. Lifecycle: Fleet monitoring and reassessment. Assess each verification for this chapter’s actual scope and the role responsible for it. Record the applicable requirement/decision reference; any N/A needs a specific reason. These are CUP engineering prompts, not a complete normative inventory.
| What evidence or field event reopens this decision? |
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