BSI releases technical guideline for Cyber Resilience Act compliance

The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has introduced a new technical guideline, BSI TR-03183-1, titled ‘Cyber Resilience Requirements for Manufacturers and Products – Part 1: General requirements’. This document is designed to assist manufacturers in implementing the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which mandates cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, including risk assessments and mitigation documentation.

While the CRA establishes the legal ‘what’, the BSI guideline aims to provide the technical ‘how’. It translates abstract legal requirements into concrete methods, assessment criteria, and technical tools. The guideline follows a process based on ISO 31000, covering risk context, asset and threat identification, and risk analysis.

Designed as a ‘living document’, the TR-03183-1 is not legally binding and does not establish a presumption of conformity with the CRA. Its primary value lies in providing practical orientation and methodological interpretation for manufacturers to meet their regulatory obligations.