ALARM/EVENT ENCRYPTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A security system in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
- a receiver component that receives an alarm related to a field device; and
an encryption component that encrypts the alarm and secures delivery to a monitor.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that can enhance protection of alarms and events within an industrial control environment are provided. An alarm security component employs cryptographic mechanisms and techniques to encrypt alarms and/or events related to field devices of an industrial controller system. The specification also discloses two-way mutual authentication using cryptography, thereby ensuring that an alarm is a valid alarm and that the clients using the alarms are authorized alarm clients. Effectively, the innovation can regulate access to alarms and events by unauthorized external entities (e.g., monitors and/or users) by employing cryptographic mechanisms.
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1. A security system in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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a receiver component that receives an alarm related to a field device; and an encryption component that encrypts the alarm and secures delivery to a monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A security system in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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a receiver component that receives a request to subscribe to an alarm; and an encryption component that encrypts and communicates the alarm to an entity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for securing an alarm/event, comprising:
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generating one of an alarm and an event within a field device; and encrypting the one of an alarm and an event using one of a cryptographic key pair. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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