DocumentCode :
2583689
Title :
Security considerations for the WirelessHART protocol
Author :
Raza, Shahid ; Slabbert, Adriaan ; Voigt, Thiemo ; Landernas, Krister
Author_Institution :
Swedish Inst. of Comput. Sci. (SICS), Stockholm, Sweden
fYear :
2009
fDate :
22-25 Sept. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
WirelessHART is a secure and reliable communication standard for industrial process automation. The WirelessHART specifications are well organized in all aspects except security: there are no separate specifications of security requirements or features. Rather, security mechanisms are described throughout the documentation. This hinders implementation of the standard and development of applications since it requires profound knowledge of all the core specifications on the part of the developer. In this paper we provide a comprehensive overview of WirelessHART security: we analyze the provided security mechanisms against well known threats in the wireless medium, and propose recommendations to mitigate shortcomings. Furthermore, we elucidate the specifications of the security manager, its placement in the network, and interaction with the network manager.
Keywords :
computer network management; computerised instrumentation; factory automation; protocols; security of data; telecommunication security; WirelessHART protocol security considerations; industrial process automation; network manager; security manager; wireless media threats; Automation; Communication standards; Communication system security; Data security; IEC standards; Monitoring; Resource management; Standards development; Wireless application protocol; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation, 2009. ETFA 2009. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mallorca
ISSN :
1946-0759
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2727-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1946-0759
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2009.5347043
Filename :
5347043
Link To Document :
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