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Products: AS-B, Edge Server, Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: Security
Product version: 2023, 2024
10/2/2024

Security Settings – Control Panel

Use the Security Manager options on Control Panel to increase the security of your system.

 
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Figure: Security manager control panel

Table: Security Manager Control Panel

Component

Description

Protocol Status

Displays validation and approval of the protocols.

 
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Communication protocols valid and improved.

 
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Secure communication protocol is not in use between EcoStruxure BMS server and client.

Enable incoming http communication

Select to enable or disable incoming HTTP communication. For more information, see Encrypted Communication .

Redirect web clients to https

Select to redirect web clients to HTTPS. For more information, see Encrypted Communication .

Allow authentication with MD5 hash

Select to allow authentication with MD5 hash. For more information, see Encrypted Communication .

Enable external content to be embedded in WebStation

Enabling external websites to be embedded into WebStation lowers the security significantly. Do not enable external websites to be embedded into WebStation if you do not understand the security implications. For more information, see HTML Utilities .

Lists external websites to be embedded into WebStation

This setting is for internal R&D use only. The setting does not affect WebStation.

Enable WebStation to be embedded in another site

Select if you want WebStation to be embedded in another web site. For more information, see Security Configuration in WebStation .

Website to allow access to WebStation when embedded

This setting is for internal R&D use only. The setting does not affect WebStation.

Enable WebStation to use unsafe string evaluated JavaScript methods like 'eval'

Select if you have graphics written in older versions of EBO that cannot be displayed in 3.0 or later. For more information, see Cannot Open Graphics in WebStation .

Enable web server access logging

Select to log all web server HTTP access to the Enterprise Server or to the Enterprise Central. For more information, see Web Server Access Logging .

Cipher list

The cipher list consists of one or more cipher strings separated by colons. The names of the known ciphers may differ depending on which OpenSSL version the server was built to use.

Disabled protocols

Enter the protocol you want to disable. Separate the protocols with comma. Valid protocol names are tlsv1, tlsv1_1, tlsv1_2 and tlsv1_3. For more information, see Configuring SSL Communication Security Settings .

Enable remote system logging

Select to log all log on attempts on an automation server. For more information, see Automation Server Remote System Logging .

Protocol

Select the protocol to use when sending log on attempts on the automation server. For more information, see Automation Server Remote System Logging .

Address

Type the IP address to the server that is logging the log on attempts on the automation server. For more information, see Automation Server Remote System Logging .

Port

Type the port number used by the server that is logging the log on attempts on the automation server. For more information, see Automation Server Remote System Logging .

Certificates

Click to open the Certificates manager. For more information, see Certificates .

Display Security Banner

Select On to display a security banner at log on. For more information, see Security Banner  .

Password policy

Click to open the Password policy dialog box where you configure the password policy. For more information, see Password Policy .

Edit Banner

Click to open the Edit Banner dialog box to edit the security banner. For more information, see Edit Banner – Dialog Box .

SSH Console Lockout after

Select the time when the SSH lockout is released.

Connect Agent Settings

Click to open the Connect Agent Settings dialog box where you configure the transfer of system information and crash information of the EcoStruxure BMS servers. For more information, see Configuring Connect Agent Settings .

Enable SmartDriver deployment

Select Enable SmartDriver deployment to make it possible to deploy new SmartDriver drivers. This option does not affect already deployed SmartDriver drivers. After the deployment, you can clear the option to prevent new SmartDriver drivers from being deployed. For more information, see SmartDrivers Overview .

Restrict root permission to logged in server

Select to restrict root permissions, i.e. ”/”, to the logged on server and its children servers.

Enable federated authentication

Select to enable federated authentication. For more information, see Federated Authentication .

Invalid certificate settings for server to server communication

Select Generate alarm to trigger an alarm if the server communication certificate is invalid.

Select Block traffic to block traffic if the server communication certificate is invalid.

See Also

  • Encrypted Communication
  • Automation Server Remote System Logging
  • Certificates
  • Security Configuration in WebStation
  • Cannot Open Graphics in WebStation
  • Password Policy
  • Web Server Access Logging
  • Security Banner 
  • Configuring Connect Agent Settings
  • Configuring SSL Communication Security Settings
  • Edit Banner – Dialog Box
  • SmartDrivers Overview
  • Federated Authentication