Create a Security Configuration Item
The topics in this section provide information about SCADAPack x70 Security Configuration items. You only require such database items if Geo SCADA Expert is to use the DNP3 protocol to communicate with a SCADAPack x70 device and DNP3 Secure Authentication is enabled on that device.
With SCADAPack x70 devices on which DNP3 Secure Authentication is used, Security Administrator software is used to generate Master Key files, SCADAPack security configuration files, and so on. The Security Administration software is optionally included with SCADAPack RemoteConnect configuration software.
You create and configure a SCADAPack x70 Security Configuration item in the Geo SCADA Expert database for each separate Security Configuration File that you want to import from the Security Administration software, and download to a SCADAPack x70 device.
When you create the Security Configuration item in the database, you can leave most of the configuration fields at the default values. For more information, see the topics that are listed in the gray footer section at the bottom of this topic. Select the relevant entry to display the topic that you require.
Once you have created a Security Configuration item, you need to associate that item with the relevant SCADAPack x70 Device Configuration item(s) (see Associate a Security Configuration Item with a Device Configuration Item). You should also ensure that the relevant security settings are configured on the SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstation item that is associated with the SCADAPack x70 Device Configuration item (see Configure the Security Properties).
You can then use:
- The Import Security Configuration pick action to import a Security Configuration file from the Security Administration software
- The Download Security Configuration pick action to download the imported Security Configuration file to the SCADAPack x70 device.
Status attributes that are associated with the SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstation provide information about the status of the Security Configuration file that was last downloaded to the SCADAPack x70 device (see Status Attributes that are Specific to SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstations).
Further Information
Other pick actions that are associated with DNP3 Secure Authentication on SCADAPack x70 devices include:
For more information about Security Administrator software, see the documentation provided with that software.