ISO 21434 anchors

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ISO/SAE 21434 Anchors

Primary documents

  • ISO/SAE 21434:2021 — Road vehicles — Cybersecurity engineering.
  • SAE J3061 (2016, deprecated) — predecessor guidebook.

Adjacent standards

  • UN R155 — vehicle type approval CSMS regulation.
  • UN R156 — software update management system.
  • ISO 24089 — software update engineering. Supports R156.
  • ISO 26262 — functional safety. Co-application common.
  • ISO/PAS 21448 (SOTIF) — safety of intended functionality. AI-relevant.
  • ASPICE — automotive software process.
  • TISAX — supplier organization-side InfoSec.

Operating bodies

  • ISO TC 22/SC 32 — Road vehicles / electrical and electronic equipment.
  • SAE Vehicle Cybersecurity Systems Engineering Committee.
  • UNECE WP.29 — UN regulations for vehicles (R155, R156).

Industry resources

  • Auto-ISAC — Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
  • TISAX (ENX) — supplier-side assessment.
  • VDA-ISA — DE automotive industry assessment catalog.

Reference resources

  • iso.org/standard/70918.html — ISO 21434.
  • unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations — UN vehicle regulations.

See also