Secure a FactoryTalk system

FactoryTalk Security

improves the security of the automation system by limiting access to those with a legitimate need.

FactoryTalk Security

authenticates the identities of users and authorizes user requests to access a

FactoryTalk

system against a set of defined user accounts and access permissions held in the

FactoryTalk

network directory or

FactoryTalk

local directory.

Resources in a

FactoryTalk

system that can be secured include:

Combine these

FactoryTalk Security

features to build an ideal security solution:

The principle of

inheritance

determines how access permissions are set. For example, if assigning security to an area in an application, all of the objects in the area inherit the security settings of the area. Override this behavior by setting up security for one or more objects inside the area.