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US 2003/0233573 A1Published application
System and method for securing network communications
OwnerThomas L. Phinneyinventor
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Abstract
A system and method of user installable devices that self-establish and maintain their own unique communications security system to provide secure communications in a control system, such as a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system with a wide area network (WAN) is disclosed. This security system provides source authentication, confidentiality, integrity protection, and replay protection.
Claims34
A system for securing network communications, comprising:
- a first security component;
- a second security component;
- and
- a security management component;
- wherein said first security component, said second security component, and said security management component are capable of providing security for a communication between a first task-oriented component and a second task-oriented component.
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A method for securing network communications, comprising:
- commissioning, by a security management component, a first security component;
- commissioning, by said security management component, a second security component;
- and
- altering, by said first security component and said second security component, a communication between a first task-oriented component and a second task-oriented component;
- wherein said first security component, said second security component, and said security management component are capable of providing security for said communication between said first task-oriented component and said second task-oriented component.
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A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method, comprising:
- commissioning, by a security management component, a first security component;
- commissioning, by said security management component, a second security component;
- and
- altering, by said first security component and said second security component, a communication between a first task-oriented component and a second task-oriented component;
- wherein said first security component, said second security component, and said security management component are capable of providing security for said communication between said first task-oriented component and said second task-oriented component.
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