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Securing the Next Decade of Critical Infrastructure: A Bureau Veritas Perspective on Threat Modeling and Hardening in the CIP Open-Source Ecosystem

Author: Liting Chen (陳俐婷) , Joseph Chan (詹燿州) | Bureau Veritas Taiwan In the current technological landscape of 2026, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)—a collaborative open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation—is celebrating its monumental 10th anniversary. Initially established in 2016 by global industry leaders, including Siemens, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Plat'Home, CIP set out with…

A Decade of Stability: 10 Years of the CIP Kernel WG

Author: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu, Toshiba Introduction CIP (Civil Infrastructure Platform) was launched in 2016 under the Linux Foundation and has been jointly developing a Linux platform for civil  infrastructure such as railways, power grids, and factory control systems that operate for decades. CIP comprises several working groups (WG), one of which is the Kernel WG. In…

Civil Infrastructure Platform Achieves OpenSSF Best Practices Gold Badge

Author: Kamlesh Gurudasani, Texas Instruments The Achievement In February 2026, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project earned the OpenSSF Best Practices Gold Badge, the highest level in the Open Source Security Foundation's best practices certification program. The achievement came in CIP's tenth anniversary year and puts CIP in a small group of around 80 projects…

“Trust in Longevity”: How Cybertrust leverages CIP to Provide Enterprise-Grade Support and Security for Industrial-Grade Linux Distributions.

By Hirotaka Motai, Cybertrust Japan. We develop and provide "EMLinux," an industrial-grade commercial Embedded Linux, for the Japanese manufacturing industry and critical infrastructure (such as industrial controllers, professional communication equipment, and medical devices). EMLinux is based on the achievements of CIP. To maintain a robust common foundation for industrial Linux, we participate in the CIP…

Accelerating Industrial Innovation: How CIP Complements TI’s Industrial Processors

Enabling Secure and Reliable Edge Computing at the Intersection of Silicon and Open Source Software Authors: Vignesh Raghavendra and Khasim Syed Mohammed, Texas Instruments Introduction The industrial world doesn't move at the pace of consumer electronics. A smart factory controller, a railway signaling unit, or a power grid edge node may be deployed for 10,…

The Shift in OSS Strategy Driven by the Challenge of Long-Term Maintenance

- The Evolution of an Industrial Linux Platform with the CIP Project - Author: Takehisa Katayama and Chris Paterson, Renesas Electronics Introduction: The Challenge of Long-Term Maintenance The use of Linux in embedded systems has advanced significantly over the past decade. However, in industrial equipment and civil infrastructure, simply adopting Linux was not enough to…

Civil Infrastructure Platform Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Industrial Grade Linux

Decade of infrastructure safety for critical sectors like energy, manufacturing, and healthcare The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP), a collaborative, open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, today commemorates its 10th anniversary. Originally formed in 2016 by industry leaders in railways, electric power, and factory automation, CIP is celebrating the maturity of its industrial grade Linux development…

A Common Linux Base for Civil Infrastructure, Born from a Serendipitous Encounter

— Ten Years of CIP: From Shared Questions to a Shared Foundation — Author: Yoshitake Kobayashi and Kazuhiro Hayashi, Toshiba The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) marks its tenth anniversary in 2026. To reflect on this milestone, several partners—including Siemens—have shared their perspectives on why CIP was needed and what it has achieved over the past…

Ten years of CIP project: From a Vision to the Industrial Gold Standard

Author: Pasquale Nieddu, Siemens Ten years ago, Siemens together with other tech leaders like Toshiba, Hitachi, and Plat'Home decided to establish the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) to overcome the longevity gap between IT and OT. This union of companies wanted to give a rolling 10-year promise of stability and was therefore ready to trade competition…

A Decade of Industrial Grade Linux: Reflecting on the CIP Journey and the Road Ahead

Author: Yoshitake Kobayashi, CIP TSC Chair, Toshiba In April 2026, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. Over the last decade, CIP has worked to solve one of the most critical challenges facing industrial and civil infrastructure systems: the Longevity Gap with Industrial Gradeness. Our mission has been clear from the…

Civil Infrastructure Platform Mini Summit 2025

We are pleased to announce that the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) will once again hold the CIP Mini Summit (Open TSC Meeting) alongside Open Source Summit Europe 2025. Event Details Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 13:30–17:00 (Local Time) Venue: RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Registration Fee: $10 (select as an add-on when registering for Open Source…

CIP is now supporting five SLTS kernels

With the first release of a 6.12-based CIP kernel, the Civil Infrastructure Platform project extends its commitment to provide super long-term supported (SLTS) kernels to the fifth series. The new 6.12-cip support was set up to run until mid of 2035. Combined with the other four SLTS kernels, 4.4-cip, 4.19-cip, 5.10-cip and 6.1-cip, all started…

Enhancing Cyber Resilience with CIP

The CIP Project is at the forefront of developing secure and robust systems for civil infrastructure. This webinar will explore the crucial relationship between CIP and Cyber Resilience, highlighting how CIP contributes to creating critical infrastructures. Learn about: CIP’s role in building secure systems CIP’s approach to implementing ongoing security measures focusing on rapid response…

CIP Core supports Debian 11-based reference images

Author: Kazuhiro Hayashi,  CIP Core Team Chair, Toshiba The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project has five Working Groups - Security, Kernel, Testing, Software Update and CIP Core. The CIP Core Working Group [1], which was launched in 2019, is responsible for developing, testing and maintaining tools to generate CIP Core reference file system images. We…

CIP Expands Work on SLTS Kernel Maintenance

The Civil Infrastructure Platform project (cip-project.org) - released the first 5.10-based version of its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel. The 5.10-based release made official the third CIP kernel series available after 4.4-cip and 4.19-cip. It demonstrates how CIP remains committed to maintaining all SLTS versions for a minimum of 10 years after the original release. With…

VES LLC Joins CIP as a Silver Member

Leader in custom Government off the Shelf (GOTS) infrastructure solutions becomes the newest member of Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) welcomes VES LLC as its newest member. VES is a small business Headquartered out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland with a focus on solving the Department of Defense’s (DoD) hardest…

Welcome IoT.bzh as a CIP Member

Today, CIP is thrilled to welcome IoT.bzh as the newest member of the project. The Civil Infrastructure Platform strives to create an open source “base layer” of industrial-grade software to enable the use and implementation of software building blocks in civil infrastructure projects. Embedded systems are key to the civil infrastructure.  IoT.bzh’s expertise in IoT…

CIP Testing Working Group

Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform has multiple requirements that need to be maintained. This is where the CIP Testing Work Group (TWG) comes in. The TWG configures and manages the automated test infrastructure for the CIP project and ensures all systems are operating correctly. Currently led by Chris Paterson (patersonc), the TWG's main focus is…

CIP to Embark on Kernel 5.10 Development for SLTS

Starting early next year Civil Infrastructure Platform will start development for the next major super long-term support (SLTS) kernel version based on upstream kernel 5.10. This will be the third SLTS kernel maintained by CIP for the extended time frame of 10 years. The SLTS kernels differentiate from regular LTS releases in that they accept…

CIP at Open Source Summit Europe 2020

The Civil Infrastructure Platform is excited to participate in this year’s Open Source Summit EU/ Embedded Linux Conference EU!  The Open Source Summit series always provides unique opportunities to learn and connect, even when we can’t be in the same space together. We are looking forward to this year and all the ways to come…

CIP Kernel Team: Helping CIP Sustain Industrial Grade Systems

The Civil Infrastructure Platform has several work groups that ensure things keep running. Below is a Q and A with the CIP Kernel Team.  1. What is CIP Kernel Team (What does this team work on, what issues does it solve) While the CIP project aims to establish an open source base layer (OSBL) of…

CIP at Open Source Summit North America 2020

Session Highlight: CIP Installed: Sustainable Software Stacks in Long-living Products Civil Infrastructure Platform is excited to participate in the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit North America Event. We are showing up in a variety of ways, as a sponsor, with several sessions and hosting the CIP Mini-Summit.   On June 29 from 3:20-410 pm CT, Urs Gleim,…

Open Source Summit North America 2020

Session Highlight: Secure Boot and Over-the-Air Updates - That's Simple, No? The Civil Infrastructure Platform is thrilled to be sponsoring the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit North America Event. In addition to having a virtual booth, CIP reps will be giving several talks as well as hosting the CIP Mini-Summit.   On June 30 from 9:30 to…

CIP at Open Source Summit + ELC North America 2020

Session Highlight: CIP Kernel Team Activities to Accomplish Super Long Term Support At the end of June, CIP will be participating in many ways at the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit + ELC North America Event. In addition to having a virtual booth, CIP reps will be giving several talks as well as hosting the CIP…

CIP at Open Source Summit North America: Session Preview

On June 29- July 2 the Linux Foundation is hosting Open Source Summit North America.  Open Source Summit is a virtual event that connects the open source ecosystem under one roof. It’s a unique environment for cross-collaboration between developers, sysadmins, devops, architects and others who are driving technology forward. bringing together.  CIP will be participating…

Civil Infrastructure Platform to Host Mini-Summit at Open Source Summit Europe

This October, the Civil Infrastructure Platform will be hosting a half-day Mini-Summit, colocated with the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe (OSSEU), taking place in Lyon, France. The CIP Mini-Summit is a half-day, single-track event covering Linux-based industrial open source systems. The event takes place on October 31st from 8:00 – 13:00 at the Lyon…

CIP is focused on IEC 62443 for cyber security measures of IACS

By Kento Yoshida, CIP security working group member and Senior staff engineer of MPU Product Department, Enterprise Infrastructure Business Division at Renesas Electronics Corporation The threat of cyber-attacks is growing. With the evolution of IoT, the targets of cyber-attacks are changing from information assets to Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS). Serious damage such as…

Renesas RZ/G2M-96CE board adopted as Arm64 reference board for the next CIP SLTS Kernel

Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project is debuting the Renesas RZ/G2M-96CE board, based on the Arm 64-bit architecture, at Embedded Linux Conference. It is the first-ever using Arm 64-bit architecture that the CIP project will support. The CIP project aims to support the reference hardware in the project’s Super Long Term Support (SLTS) Linux…

CIP Member Spotlight: Cybertrust

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

Key Learnings at OSS Japan

Written by Yoshitake Kobayashi, Chair of the CIP TSC and Senior Manager of Open Source Technology Department at Toshiba  On June 20-22, more than 1,000 technologists and open source industry leaders attended Open Source Summit Japan and Automotive Linux Summit 2018 in Tokyo. The attendees came from organizations both big and small from 45 countries around the…

CIP Member Spotlight: Hitachi

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

CIP Member Codethink Reveals Technical Report Card

CIP’s mission is to extend the life of industrial systems and solutions by up to 10 years. To do this, a lot of testing, testing and more testing has to happen! Codethink helps lead CIP’s Technical Steering Committee and plays an integral role in the technical community. As such, Codethink shares updates and progress reports…

CIP Member Spotlight: Moxa

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

Join CIP at Open Source Summit Japan!

Register now for Open Source Summit Japan. Click here.  Next month, more than 1,000 open source enthusiasts, developers and influencers will visit Tokyo for The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit - Japan. Open Source Summit Japan is the leading conference connecting the open source ecosystem under one roof, providing a forum for technologists and open…

CIP Member Spotlight: Plat’Home

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

CIP on display at ELC-NA

Last month, CIP participated in The Linux Foundation’s Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit North America in Portland, Oregon. Around 730 embedded and IoT technologists from 360 companies and 31 countries around the globe attended the event to collaborate with experts on a wide range of topics of embedded Linux and industrial IoT issues. This…

CIP Member Spotlight: Codethink

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

Real-time patchset for the CIP Kernel

By Daniel Wagner, CIP member and kernel maintainer and Embedded Linux Developer at Siemens AG CIP aims to establish a “base layer” of industrial-grade tooling using the Linux kernel and other open source projects. This base layer will be available for use by developers creating software building blocks that meet safety, security, reliability and other…

CIP Member Spotlight: Siemens

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of civil…

When Nature strikes in 2018, CIP has your back

Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and floods have devastating effects on communities across our country. This year alone, we had back-to-back Hurricanes with Harvey, Irma and Maria and it took many months for the affected areas to begin rebuilding their electricity, water and waste management, communication and transportation systems after they were down.…

CIP Member Spotlight: Renesas

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base layer reference implementation, and contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs. CIP is driven by some of the world’s leading manufacturers of…

CIP Launches CIP Core

Author: Daniel Sangorrin, CIP TSC member Today, at Embedded Linux Conference Europe, the CIP Project announced the new CIP Core. The CIP Core project aims to provide minimal reference file system images and SDK’s to test and demonstrate the use of the CIP kernel and the CIP Core packages, a selected set of open source…

CIP Launches B@D v1.0

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, hosted by The Linux Foundation, announces the publication of a new version of Board At Desk v1.0, a customized and easy to deploy instance of the kernelci and LAVA projects that should allow developers to test Linux kernels on boards connected to their own development machines using the tooling…

Join CIP at Embedded Linux Conference Europe

Are you planning on going to the Embedded Linux Conference Europe? ELCE, located in Prague, Czech Republic from October 23-25, 2017, is the premier technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products. Traditionally, ELCE has had one the largest collection of sessions dedicated exclusively to embedded Linux and embedded Linux developers. This…

CIP Member Spotlight: Toshiba

Civil infrastructure systems are the core of our daily lives. These technical systems deliver essential services such as electric power generation, transportation, water and waste management, healthcare and communication. The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, hosted by The Linux Foundation, aims to establish a base layer of industrial grade open source software components, tools and…

The CIP Project will be at DebConf 2017 in August!

Members of the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) will be attending and presenting at the 18th annual DebConf on August 6-12 in Montreal, Canada. DebConf is the annual conference for Debian contributors and users interested in improving Debian. Previous Debian conferences have featured speakers and attendees from all around the world. Last year’s conference took place…

Event Report: Open Source Summit Japan 2017

Last week, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project participated in Open Source Summit Japan hosted by The Linux Foundation (LF) as a Silver level sponsor. The following article is a short recap about what we learned and accomplished during these 3 days of the conference. Open Source Summit Japan? Before going into the CIP specifics, let…

Board At Desk (B@D) and forthcoming challenges

B@D released on May 31st   During ELC 2017, CIP project members introduced the beta version of what is being called Board At Desk - Single Developer (B@D), an effort by the CIP testing team to integrate LAVAv2 and KernelCI into a Debian-based virtual machine allowing Kernel hackers and maintainers to test any Linux Kernel…

Civil Infrastructure Project – Year One Update + Whitepaper Release

We’ve launched the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project just over a year ago, and since then, we have made a lot of progress in making Linux usable in industrial grade environments such as power plants, railway systems, and so on. The followings outlines the achievements since the inception of the project. Organized a scheme to…

Ben Hutchings becomes first maintainer for Civil Infrastructure Platform’s super long term support base layer

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) aims to establish a “base layer” of industrial-grade software using the Linux kernel and other open source projects. This base layer will be available for use by developers creating software building blocks that meet safety, security, reliability and other requirements that are critical to industrial and civil infrastructure projects. The…