Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 6

Table of contents
4.9 Secure operation of CPUs ................................................................................................... 37
4.9.1 Secure configuration ......................................................................................................... 37
4.9.2 User management and access control ................................................................................ 37
4.9.2.1 Administration of user accounts ......................................................................................... 37
4.9.2.2 Assigning secure passwords ............................................................................................... 38
4.9.2.3 Password management ...................................................................................................... 39
4.9.2.4 Setting protection levels .................................................................................................... 39
4.9.2.5 Certificate management .................................................................................................... 39
4.9.3 Protection functions .......................................................................................................... 39
4.9.4 Web server ........................................................................................................................ 40
4.9.5 SINAMICS Integrated.......................................................................................................... 40
4.9.6 Secure Communication/OPC UA ......................................................................................... 40
4.9.7 Sensitive data .................................................................................................................... 41
4.9.8 Backups and data backups ................................................................................................. 41
4.9.9 Additional measures for network security ........................................................................... 41
4.9.10 Remote access to CPU ........................................................................................................ 42
4.9.10.1 Using a Web server ............................................................................................................ 42
4.9.11 Recording Security events .................................................................................................. 42
4.9.12 Syslog messages ................................................................................................................ 43
4.9.12.1 Transfer the syslog messages to a syslog server .................................................................. 45
4.9.12.2 Structure of the Syslog messages ....................................................................................... 49
4.10 Secure operation of SINAMICS Integrated ........................................................................... 52
4.10.1 Write and know-how protection ......................................................................................... 53
4.10.1.1 Write and know-how protection for SINAMICS Integrated ................................................... 53
4.10.1.2 Write and know-how protection for SINAMICS Startdrive .................................................... 54
4.10.1.3 Know-how protection for SINAMICS Drive Control Chart ..................................................... 54
4.10.2 Scripting (Openness) ......................................................................................................... 55
4.10.3 Using the memory card ...................................................................................................... 55
4.10.4 Backing up and restoring data ............................................................................................ 55
4.10.4.1 Backing up data with SINAMICS Startdrive .......................................................................... 56
4.10.4.2 Backing up data with STEP 7 Professional (TIA Portal) ......................................................... 56
4.10.4.3 Data backup/Further measures ........................................................................................... 57
4.10.4.4 Protecting backup files in the Windows file system ............................................................. 57
4.10.5 Communication services and used port numbers ................................................................ 57
4.11 Secure operation of interface modules ............................................................................... 57
4.12 Secure operation of I/O modules ........................................................................................ 57
5 System overview ................................................................................................................................. 58
5.1 What is the SIMATIC Drive Controller?................................................................................. 58
5.1.1 Comparison of SIMATIC Drive Controller versions ............................................................... 58
5.1.2 Areas of application ........................................................................................................... 60
5.1.3 Plant components and automation levels ........................................................................... 65
5.1.4 Scalability .......................................................................................................................... 67
5.1.5 Overview of features ......................................................................................................... 70
5.2 Configuration .................................................................................................................... 71
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