With
the launch of our DAPguard™ security application
at DistribuTECH 2009 in San Diego, we have included here a summary
of how the DAPguard™ retrieves substation IED files
while addressing NERC CIP requirement. I would
also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that stopped
by our booth at DistribuTECH. We look forward to meeting some of
you at the upcoming IEEE 2009 Power Systems Conference & Exposition
in Seattle (March 15-18). The ASAT Booth number is 219!
Manford Kwan – President & CEO
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DAPguard
- How Does it Work?
What is the
DAPguard™?
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The DAPguard™ is a software application
that provides secure remote access to substation IEDs (RTUs
– D20, D25, Protection relays – SEL, GE, ABB,
Siemens, Areva) and meets NERC CIP requirements.
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The DAPguard™ provides a flexible
and simple integration interface between your IT Enterprise
Security Server and your substation IEDs. This flexibility
minimizes changes required for your existing substation IEDs.
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The DAPguard™ application is
available on both our DAPserver™ product and
DAPmini™ product (for retrofitting existing
D20 RTU based substations)
How does it work?
- First, enable the DAPguard™ application,
which is part of the software function running on the DAPserver™
(or DAPmini™)
- The DAPserver™ will then be
physically connected to your substation IEDs. It will act
as a data concentrator providing access to two substation
data types:
- Polls real-time data from the substation
IEDs.
- Provides a secure virtual connection
to the substation IEDs for non-operational data access.
- You can also initiate a session with
the DAPserver™ through a remote PC connection.
Upon request, the DAPguard™ application will
provide secure remote access by:
- Authentication – against a central
enterprise server database or an alternative local server
database within the substation.
- Authorization – pre-defined
user access levels or privileges
- Audit trail – provides
a log of user access for auditting purposes
The bottom line?
- The DAPguard™ application provides a simple
and practical approach to addressing your remote substation
security access needs, as well as meeting NERC CIP requirements:
- Remote substation access to non-operational
data
- Flexible configuration and
interface to your existing centralized Enterprise Security
Server.
- Minimal changes to your
existing substation IEDs
For a more detailed description, please click here and download
(How It Works) DAPguard™
or contact
us.
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Customer
Spotlight
ASAT Solutions Inc. was awarded a contract
by a key US based electric power utilities to implement cyber
security protection for NERC CIP compliance. Working with our
customer to define and design a security solution, DAP guard™
security application in DAP mini™ server hardware
will be deployed as a security gateway to the substations to
work in conjunction with the customer’s enterprise server.
For more information on how ASAT can help in NERC CIP compliance,
please contact
us.
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