Security Extensions for AX-S4 ICCP

Description
The Security Extensions for AX-S4 ICCP enable secure communications for the Intercontrol Center Communications Protocol (ICCP - IEC60870-6 TASE.2) using SISCO’s AX-S4 ICCP product. AX-S4 ICCP is an OLE for Process Control (OPC) server that provides a plug-in driver for ICCP-TASE.2 blocks 1, 2, 4, and 5 to any OPC compatible client application such as OSIsoft PI, Wonderware InTouch, Cimplicity/iFix, Citect, etc. The Security Extensions for AX-S4 ICCP is an optional add-on that can be overlayed on the standard version of AX-S4 ICCP to add the capability of supporting encryption and strong authentication based on IEC recommendations for securing ICCP-TASE.2.

Benefits

  • Encryption of data provides added security to ICCP-TASE.2 systems by preventing eavesdropping of critical real-time data.
  • Ongoing symmetrical key renegotiation makes breaking of encryption keys impractical for long-lived associations.  
  • Strong Authentication using digital certificates helps prevent unauthorized access to data via spoofing of remote computers.
  • Configurable cipher selection provides users flexibility to tailor security profile to their individual needs.
  • Uses MS-Windows certificate store for digital certificates to provide compatibility with 3rd party certificate management tools.


Features

  • Provides support for strong authentication and encryption using digital certificates per IEC TC57 WG15 and WG07 recommendations of IEC 62210 and the emerging IEC62351 standard.
  • Supports simultaneous communications over secure and normal associations with or without strong authentication for both ICCP-TASE.2 clients and servers.
  • Successfully tested for interoperability with other ICCP-TASE.2 suppliers.
  • Security extensions for AX-S4 ICCP are available separately or bundled with an AX-S4 ICCP license.
  • Uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) via the OpenSSL Toolkit.
Security Extensions for AX-S4 ICCP

Security Extensions Datasheet