The Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA) has declared the forthcoming publication of a fresh volume in its specifications expressly devoted to cyber security. This may provide users with added tools to secure their industrial control systems using EtherNet/IP by augmenting conventional defense-in depth techniques with CIP Security.

CIP Security will likely be initially related to EtherNet/IP.

Because EtherNet/IP relies on commercial-off the shelf (COTS) technologies for Ethernet as well as the Internet, users have really been able to deploy conventional defense-in depth techniques in EtherNet/IP systems for some time. CIP Security intends to help users take added things to do to secure their industrial control systems with business-proven methods for ensuring transportation of messages between systems and EtherNet/IP devices.

The first release of CIP Security includes mechanisms to deal with tampering with info spoofing of identity and divulging of advice. Mechanisms supported in the first release of CIP Security contain ethics of message transportation and privacy of messages, apparatus authorisation.

“Following this publication will probably be the realisation of the mechanics provided by CIP Security in ODVA CONFORMANT EtherNet/IP products.”

HSR is widely used in electric substation automation as specified in IEC 61850. Other high dependability techniques supported in The EtherNet/IP Specification contain Fast Spanning Tree (RSTP) and Apparatus Degree Band (DLR).