User management

Security of a process plant requires controlled access to production plants, automation systems and process data. Only authorized personnel should be allowed to perform their tasks during the entire life cycle of a plant, from engineering, through commissioning and operation including maintenance and servicing, all the way to modernization/expansion. This requires clear authentication of personnel by checking access data. SIMATIC PCS neo user management is integrated in the SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console (AC) and manages the user data required for authentication for all persons with access to a SIMATIC PCS neo system.

• web-based user interface of user management integrated in the SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console
• Operation by system administrators with corresponding operator authorizations
• One-time authentication of a SIMATIC PCS neo user for all activities in the system (single sign-on)
• Security policy for passwords enables freely definable rules for permitted characters and length, as well as the lifetime and reuse of passwords
• Management of user accounts to create, edit and remove users
• Activation and deactivation of user accounts and resetting of passwords
• Creation of user accounts by importing users of a Windows domain (active directory)
• Definition of user groups and membership of users for assignment of authorizations to use system functions