At-a-Glance
| Challenge | How the FoundriesFactory™ platform helps |
|---|---|
| CRA compliance across diverse hardware | Unified Linux platform with secured update pipelines |
| Continuous vulnerability management | Embedded CVE tracking and automated patch delivery |
| Secure-by-design architecture | Verified boot, signed updates, and minimal attack surface |
| Long-term lifecycle support | CI/CD pipelines and rollback-ready OTA infrastructure |
| Transparent software provenance | Git-based workflows with full traceability |
The challenge of meeting CRA requirements across device fleets
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a landmark European Union regulation to improve the security of connected products. It mandates secure-by-design principles, vulnerability management, and transparency across the entire product lifecycle.
The requirements of the CRA affect manufacturers, importers and distributors of IoT devices, embedded systems, and industrial platforms.
Compliance will include:
- Ensuring secure-by-design principles from the outset
- Addressing vulnerabilities quickly ‐ critical ones within 24 hours ‐ throughout every product’s lifecycle
- Providing transparency around software components and updates, such as through a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
For teams managing fleets of embedded devices, this isn’t just a compliance checkbox—it’s a fundamental shift in how software is built, deployed, and maintained.
While the CRA sets ambitious goals, its technical measures may require more specific guidance, especially around compliance mechanisms and mandated process and documentation.
How Foundries.io supports CRA compliant operations
We provide expertise, experience and our FoundriesFactory™ SaaS platform that offers a security-focused, scalable foundation to support device makers in meeting CRA requirements, without overhauling their development workflows.
✅ Secure-by-Design Linux Platform The Linux microPlatform (LmP) offers a minimal, continuously updated OS with verified boot and signed updates. This helps to reduce the attack surface and so that only trusted software runs on production devices.
🔄 Embedded CVE Monitoring & Patch Delivery Integrated CVE feeds and automated patching workflows allow teams to respond rapidly to emerging threats. Security fixes can be pushed via OTA within hours, responding to the CRA’s 24-hour patch window requirement for critical vulnerabilities.
📦 Transparent Software Supply Chain Git-based CI/CD pipelines provide traceability of every software component in every build — from boot firmware and kernel to containers - in accordance with the CRA’s demand for an SBOM and update traceability.
🚀 Lifecycle Management at Scale With rollback-ready OTA updates, phased rollouts, and fleet-wide observability, the FoundriesFactory platform supports long-term device maintenance across industries. Whether it’s a 10-year industrial sensor or a rapidly iterating EV platform, updates can remain security focused and manageable.
Would you like support with making your device strategy future-ready, for CRA compliance and beyond?
Launch a Community Edition factory or request a demo to see how FoundriesFactory can simplify CRA aligned device management at scale.