The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) announces working group to address security for open industrial automation networks, with the aim of providing a guideline document for users looking to build secure networks around the open gigabit Ethernet CC-Link IE technologies. In particular, the document will cover strategies for users adopting the CLPA’s Seamless Message Protocol (SLMP) and CCLink IE Field Basic where general IP communication is used for both cyclic and transient communications.
While the industry is taking steps to make hardware more secure, the CLPA felt that more could be done to address deficiencies in network security without compromising the requirements of the plant floor. The security working group will build on the network security strategies defined under IEC 62443, which focuses on industrial automation and control systems, and includes Mitsubishi Electric and a number of other key CLPA partners.