Flexible security control environment
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Bush, Robert A. Brandt, Ronald E. Bliss, Michael B. Miller
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Abstract
An automation control system is provided with an interface device configured to enable a user to monitor, control, or monitor and control processes of the automation control system. Upon power on or initialization of the interface device or when a previously logged in user is logged off, the interface device logs in a guest account associated with a user role having a defined set of access rights and provides access to monitor, control, or monitor and control the processes based upon the set of access rights.
Claims21
An automation control system, comprising:
- an interface device configured to enable a user to monitor, control, or monitor and control processes of the automation control system;
- wherein, after initialization of the interface device, the interface device is configured to:
- whenever an authentication input has not been received, login a guest account associated with a restricted user role having a defined set of access rights specific to users that have not provided an authentication input, wherein the defined set of access rights are selectively changeable via an account associated with administration of the defined set of access rights;
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- whenever the authentication input has not been received, provide access to monitor, control, or monitor and control the processes based upon the set of access rights.
A method, comprising:
- after initializing an interface device of an automation control system:
- whenever an authentication input has not been received, logging in, via a processor of the interface device, a guest account associated with a restricted user role having a defined set of access rights specific to users that have not provided an authentication input, wherein the defined set of access rights are selectively changeable via an account associated with administration of the defined set of access rights, without requiring login information;
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- whenever the authentication input has not been received, providing, via the processor of the interface device, access to monitor, control, or monitor and control the processes based upon the set of access rights.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising computer-readable instructions to:
- whenever an authentication input has not been received, login a guest account of an interface device of an automation monitoring and control system, without requiring login information;
- wherein the guest account is associated with a restricted user role having a defined set of access rights specific to users that have not provided an authentication input, wherein the defined set of access rights are selectively changeable via an account associated with administration of the defined set of access rights;
- whenever the authentication input has not been received, provide access to monitor, control, or monitor and control the processes based upon the set of access rights.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.