A Secure IEC-61850 Toolkit for Utility Automation

This paper addresses development of an open-source toolkit for constructing secure IEC-61850-based systems for a variety of utility automation applications. Development of the toolkit was originally focused on control system cyber security. Subsequently, extension of the toolkit was explored to address grid integration of wind power. It also became necessary to identify the security and other benefits of 61850 and provide tools to enable their achievement. The paper provides some background, an overview of the toolkit, an overview of 61850 and its benefits, a description of toolkit architecture and functionality, and a discussion of its status.