CIP Security

CIP Security™
 is a standard, open-source communication mechanism that helps to provide a secure data transport across an
EtherNet/IP™
 network.
CIP Security™
 lets
CIP™
-connected devices authenticate each other before transmitting and receiving data.
CIP Security™
 uses the following security properties to help devices protect themselves from malicious communication:
  • Device Identity and Authentication
  • Data Integrity and Authentication
  • Data Confidentiality
Rockwell Automation uses the following products to implement a
CIP Security™
 solution:
  • FactoryTalk® Policy Manager
     software (includes
    FactoryTalk®
     System Services)
  • FactoryTalk® Linx
     software (lets workstation software communicate securely using
    CIP Security™
    )
  • Studio 5000 Logix Designer®
     application (This application required to interface with
    CIP Security™
    -enabled Logix controllers. The minimum application version varies by controller product family.)
For more information on
CIP Security™
, for example, a list of
CIP Security™
-capable products and publications that describe how to use the products, including limitations and considerations, see the following:
  • CIP Security with Rockwell Automation Products Application Technique, publication SECURE-AT001 (describes the
    CIP Security™
    -capable products, minimum software versions and product firmware revisions, and publications that describe how to use the products)
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