Integration of package units in an engineering system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsBenjamin Lutz, Anna Palmin
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Abstract
A method and technical module in a technical installation, which includes at least one technical function and which is configured for integration into a higher-level control level of the technical installation, wherein functional rights relating to the at least one technical function are stored in the technical module.
Claims9
A method for integrating a technical module into a higher-level control level of a technical installation, the technical module comprising at least one technical function, a private key and an associated certificate, the method comprising:
- storing permanently assigned functional rights relating to the at least one technical function in the technical module comprising the at least one technical function, the private key and the associated certificate before integration of the technical module into the higher-level control level of the technical installation, said private key and associated certificate protecting individual rights from unauthorized manipulations;
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- integrating the technical module comprising the at least one technical function, the private key and the associated certificate into the higher-level control level.
A technical module of a technical installation, which comprises at least one technical function, a private key and an associated certificate, and which is configured for integration into a higher-level control level of the technical installation, said private key and associated certificate protecting individual rights from unauthorized manipulations;
- wherein permanently assigned functional rights relating to the at least one technical function are stored in memory of the technical module comprising the at least one technical function, the private key and the associated certificate.
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