Firewall system and method for establishing secured communications connections to an industrial automation system

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PATENT NO 11209803
APP PUB NO 20190317481A1
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16316845

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A connection management device for establishing secured communications connections to an industrial automation system, wherein the device provides, in cases of a positive authorization verification outcome, access control information for establishing an encrypted communication connection between a first communication unit of a requesting user and a selected second communication unit, where the connection management device is formed by a server instance running on a firewall system, where data packets transmitted via an encrypted communications connection between the first communication unit of the requesting user and the selected second communication unit are encrypted for verification by the firewall system, based on specified security rules and, in cases of a successful verification, the data packets are forwarded encrypted to the first communication unit of the requesting user or to the selected second communication unit.

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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTWERNER-VON-SIEMENS-STRASSE 1 80333 MÜNCHEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Glas, Karl Herzogenaurach, DE 7 119
Gottwald, Sven Nuremberg, DE 2 6

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