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Security settings and indications of controllers

  • US 10,348,773 B2
  • Filed: 05/07/2018
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A security assurance system for a building controller comprising:

  • a controller having a locked mode and an exposed mode relative to outside connections such as internet, the controller including a security monitor configured to determine whether the controller is in the locked mode or the exposed mode; and

    wherein;

    the locked mode comprises at least one item of a group consisting of one or more security settings and policies that meet predetermined standards, and an entity designated to assume responsibility to assure that security settings and policies meet the predetermined standards;

    the exposed mode comprises at least one item of a group consisting of an absence of security settings and policies that meet the predetermined standards, and an absence of an entity designated to assure that the security settings and policies meet the predetermined standards;

    the security monitor determines whether the controller is in the locked mode or the exposed mode based on the items related to security settings and policies and a presence or the absence of the entity designated to assure the security settings and policies meet the predetermined standards; and

    the controller comprises an indicator that reveals whether the controller is in the locked mode or the exposed mode.

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