Secure industrial control system
US9191203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/175
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A secure industrial control system is disclosed herein. The industrial control system includes a plurality of industrial elements (e.g., modules, cables) which are provisioned during manufacture with their own unique security credentials. A key management entity of the secure industrial control system monitors and manages the security credentials of the industrial elements starting from the time they are manufactured up to and during their implementation within the industrial control system for promoting security of the industrial control system. An authentication process, based upon the security credentials, for authenticating the industrial elements being implemented in the industrial control system is performed for promoting security of the industrial control system. In one or more implementations, all industrial elements of the secure industrial control system are provisioned with the security credentials for providing security at multiple (e.g., all) levels of the system.
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