Power systems management and associated information exchange - Data and communications security - Part 5: Security for IEC 60870-5 and derivatives

IEC/TS 62351-5:2013(E) specifies messages, procedures and algorithms for securing the operation of all protocols based on or derived from IEC 60870-5: Telecontrol equipment and systems - Transmission protocols. This Technical Specification applies to at least those protocols listed in IEC 60870-5-101, 5-102, 5-103, 5-104. This new edition includes the following main changes with respect to the previous edition:
- adds the capability to change Update Keys remotely;
- adds security statistics to aid in detecting attacks;
- adds measures to avoid being forced to change session keys too often;
- discards unexpected messages more often as possible attacks;
- adds to the list of permitted security algorithms;
- adds new rules for calculating challenge sequence numbers.

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Power systems management and associated information exchange – Data and
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IEC/TS 62351-5:2013(E)

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
1 Scope and object . 8
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 Abbreviated terms . 11
5 Problem description (informative) . 11
5.1 Overview of clause . 11
5.2 Specific threats addressed . 11
5.3 Design issues . 11
5.3.1 Overview of subclause . 11
5.3.2 Asymmetric communications . 11
5.3.3 Message-oriented . 12
5.3.4 Poor sequence numbers or no sequence numbers . 12
5.3.5 Limited processing power . 12
5.3.6 Limited bandwidth.
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