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Security Server
Centralized access management for Cybectec substation and enterprise solutions

Part of Cybectec Enterprise Solutions, Cybectec’s Security Server connects to your existing corporate security infrastructure and provides centralized authentication and authorization services for all Cybectec products.

  • Single sign-on and central security database
  • Secure access to all Cybectec products and all connected IEDs
  • Simplified permissions management for Cybectec products
  • Compliant with applicable NERC-CIP standards

Features and Benefits

Complies with NERC CIP-004 and CIP-007

  • Add, modify and remove access rights from a central location, rapidly
  • Implement central monitoring and reporting
  • Track user access to critical substation cyber assets
  • Hide SMP Gateway passwords from users
  • Compatible with your existing two factor authentication systems such as RSA SecurID and Entrust
  • Encrypted data exchanges use Microsoft Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI) services.

Take advantage of your existing security infrastructure

  • Allows users to be authenticated with their standard corporate login credentials
  • Single sign-on to all applications, including Cybectec products
  • Benefits from any available two-factor authentication system
  • Increase access security to Cybectec products

Centralized user management

  • Revoke access rights quickly, from a central application
  • Implement a global system for substation device access
  • Review user accesses periodically from a single system
  • Specify operations that users can perform with Cybectec products
  • Produce the CIP-required user activity audit trail

Centralized permission management

  • Define groups of users
  • Define groups of SMP Gateways
  • Define groups of IEDs
  • Define permission groups
  • Assign users to groups to define access permissions

Extend the SMP Gateway security model

Cybectec Security Server extends the SMP Gateway’s local security model to the corporate level and increases access rights control and flexibility. Assign access rights for each user, SMP Gateway and IED.

Privilege
Description
Groups
Security Management Update security configuration: users, groups, and privileges; unlock user accounts. Administrators
System Management Update firmware, software, license and components; configure redundancy, firewall, VPN, RAS, SNTP, and SNNP; access Telnet and FTP servers. Administrators
Configuration Configuration Update SMP gateway configuration file. Administrators, technicians
Read only Read SMP gateway configuration file only. Administrators, technicians, operators
Diagnostic Use SMP gateway diagnostics tools. Administrators, technicians, operators
Device maintenance Perform direct IED maintenance via passthru connections. Administrators, protection engineers
Monitoring Monitor and access web access to SMP gateway central database. Administrators, technicians, guests
Operation Perform control, tag management and force operation on I/O points. Administrators, operators
Remote access Obtain remote access via dial-up or VPN. Administrators, technicians, engineers, operators.

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