Secure Offline Updates

While remote updates aren't always feasible, Torizon provides a highly reliable, secure, and user-friendly solution with its Offline Update Features. It can operate independently or with Over-the-Air updates.

The implementation of a local update system may appear straightforward. However, ensuring it's fail-safe, secure, and user-friendly for your customers or service team can complicate the process. That is where Torizon's Offline Update excels. It effectively handles these intricacies, allowing you to concentrate on the high-value features of your product.

Adrian Aschwanden

Hardware & Software Developer, G&O Embedded Systems

One of the most valuable outcomes of the Torizon Platform is how simple it is to perform an OS update using the Offline Update feature, even if the devices on the field are not online accessible.

Effortless Use for Everybody

Offline Updates can be as simple as connecting a USB or SD card. Advanced validation and error checks ensure only a valid update can be deployed. That effectively eliminates the likelihood of your customers or service technicians mistakenly deploying an incorrect update.

No Bricking, No Returns

A malfunctioning or bricked device is unacceptable for Toradex customers. As such, the Offline Updates feature incorporates multilayered checks and sophisticated rollback capabilities. It ensures the continued operation of your devices, even under worst-case scenarios, such as unexpected power loss at the most inappropriate times.

Highly Secure, Only Your Software

Self-Made Offline Update Mechanisms are, unfortunately, common attack vectors. The Torizon Secure Update Feature leverages Uptane, the same security framework as the online updates. Uptane is designed to safeguard even against sophisticated state-level attacks.

Torizon also supports you in your product's development to lower time-to-market. The Offline Update feature is part of the extensive Torizon system. It even includes a ready-to-use industrial-graded embedded Linux Distribution called Torizon Core. The Torizon features lower your time to market and maintenance cost, and it reduces your change error rate.

Mix Online and Offline Updates

Torizon allows you flexibility between offline and remote updates. Deploy your devices with offline updates and bring them online when ready. Keep mixed fleets. Provide offline updates when connective is not available.

Get a Maintained, Tested Linux OS for your device

TorizonCore provides you with a constantly tested Linux Operation System. It's easy to customize to your hardware with our TorizonCore Builder Tool.

Modern Development Environment

Torizon gives you access to a large software ecosystem to accelerate your development process. It integrates with modern IDEs such as Visual Studio Code and CI/CD tooling to provide a productive environment.

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