Managing firmware and software updates within a secure deployment system

A system, comprising:

• a computing system configured to manage a plurality of communications between a plurality of industrial devices by applying one or more security protocols to each of the plurality of communications;
• a plurality of microcontroller units configured to be integrated within the plurality of industrial devices, wherein each of the plurality of microcontroller units is configured to:
• detect a change in first configuration data associated with a respective industrial device of the plurality of industrial devices;
• send a notification indicative of the change via a secure communication channel established by the computing system using one or more security protocols receive second configuration data associated with one or more operations that corresponds to the respective industrial device from the computing system, wherein the second configuration data excludes the change;
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• transmit the second configuration data directly to the respective industrial device, wherein each of the plurality of industrial devices is configured to receive the second configuration data without applying a security feature to the configuration data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause at least one processor to perform one or more operations comprising:

• receiving a notification indicative of a change in first configuration data associated with an industrial device from a secure deployment management (SDM) node associated with the industrial device, wherein the notification is received via a network interface of a secure deployment management system comprising the SDM node, and wherein the at least one processor and the SDM node are configured to communicate via a secure network, wherein the change in the first configuration data is received from a user via a computing device configured to locally connect to the industrial device, wherein the SDM node is preregistered with the at least one processor and integrated with the industrial device, and wherein the notification is received via a secure communication channel between the at least one processor and the SDM node after the secure communication channel is established by the at least one processor with the SDM node and one or more security protocols;
• retrieving second configuration data associated with the industrial device from a data source in response to receiving the notification, wherein the second configuration data corresponds to the first configuration data excluding the change in the first configuration data;
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• sending the second configuration data to the SDM node via the secure communication channel, wherein the industrial device is configured to:
• receive the second configuration data directly from the SDM node without performing one or more security operations on the second configuration data;
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• modify one or more operations performed by the industrial device based on the second configuration data.