Method and apparatus for providing access information for an access to a field device for process industry

An operating device for providing access information for access to a field device for process automation comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• determine, in the operating device of a user, at least one access information for provision to the user for access to at least one field device via the operating device,
• assign, at the operating device of the user, a further user to the determined at least one access information,
• send an access permission, which includes information relating to the determined at least one access information and relating to the further user assigned to the determined at least one access information, from the operating device to a server so that the at least one access information is provided to the further user based on the access permission,
• provide a list of a plurality of access information for access to a plurality of field devices via the operator device,
• send a notification to the further user and/or to an email address assigned to the further user for notifying that the at least one access information is provided to the further user, and
• select and/or mark the at least one access information provided to the user in the list.

A method for providing access information for an access to a field device for process automation, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a server, an access permission transmitted from an operating device of a user to the server, the server storing at least one access information for access to at least one field device, the access permission including information relating to the at least one access information and relating to a further user assigned to the at least one access information;
• generating and/or storing, on the server, a usage authorization based on the received access permission for the further user assigned to the at least one access information;
• providing, to the operator device of the user, a list of a plurality of access information for access to a plurality of field devices for selecting and/or marking, on the operating device of the user, the at least one access information in the list;
• providing the at least one access information from the server to the further user;
• and
• sending a notification to the further user and/or to an email address assigned to the further user for notifying that the at least one access information is provided to the further user.

A server for providing access information for an access to a field device for process automation comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• receive, with a server, an access permission transmitted from an operating device of a user to the server, the server storing at least one access information for access to at least one field device, the access permission including information relating to the at least one access information and relating to a further user assigned to the at least one access information,
• generate and/or storing, on the server, a usage authorization based on the received access permission for the further user assigned to the at least one access information,
• provide, to the operator device of the user, a list of a plurality of access information for access to a plurality of field devices for selecting and/or marking, on the operating device of the user, the at least one access information in the list,
• provide the at least one access information from the server to the further user, and
• send a notification to the further user and/or to an email address assigned to the further user for notifying that the at least one access information is provided to the further user.