CodeMeter with Rockwell Automation Studio5000ProjectProtection-EN__1_

PERFECTION IN SOFTWARE PROTECTION
WhitePaper
Rockwell
Studio 5000 Project Protection
There used to be a time when the access to the source code was
regulated simply by passwords. Passwords are pretty feeble tools
by themselves and human nature adds a further layer of instability.
Passwords can in fact be weakly built up and thus easily tracked down,
shared intentionally or naively with unauthorized users, and since
they are time unlimited in usage the access is provided permanently.
Embedded systems that took great investment to see the light and
the related processes they are meant at controlling with extreme
OEM
An application, the CSPP (namely CodeMeter Source Protection
Provider), is then complementing the offering; it has been specifi cally
designed for enterprises to centrally manage passwords. A librarian
can grant user’s rights from his CSPP Manager; passwords are
transferred through the CodeMeter License Central installed on
the corporate server to the fi eld engineer; the latter has the CSPP
Client running and interfacing with the Studio 5000, and can enjoy
the rights assigned to him for the specifi c time and functions they
have been set for.
Field Engineer
Librarian
CodeMeter
License Central
Database
CoDeSys + CodeMeter
protected
AxProtector
IxProtector
Implemented
Grant rights
Transmit password
accuracy deserve the best possible protection. If a password can still
be an easy entry system for the deputed programmers to edit the
source code of an application, the password should then be saved in
a robust container. This two-factor authentication approach represents
an effective way to restrict the access to sensitive data to only those
that are fully entitled.
The Studio 5000 Logix Designer from Rockwell is a design and
confi guration software that streamlines engineering with outstanding
ease of use. Its integrated control system ensures a single and scalable
development environment to original equipment manufacturers, system
integrators and end users.
Rockwell controllers are programmed through source fi les that are
visible from Studio 5000. With the new technology implemented by
Wibu-Systems, passwords are no longer saved unencrypted on a local
machine, but rather encrypted in a CmContainer from Wibu-Systems.
The CmContainer can either be a CmDongle (a tamperproof hardware
device embedding a smart card controller) or a CmActLicense (a
software license fi le).
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Password storage and management is thus turned into a sturdy
solution featuring not just the most robust storage technology, but
also strong authentication capability and remote password handling,
including email update of the complete dongle contents. Moreover
all main functionalities that are typical of Wibu-Systems have been
implemented, from expiration date setting to usage counters as an
alternative to traditional perpetual licensing mechanisms. And to top
it off, a CmDongle with Local Storage is backward compatible to all
Rockwell source protection keys already in the fi eld by providing a
secure storage mechanism for the traditional password fi le.
The productivity optimization rendered by the Logix architecture
through Studio 5000 is now guaranteed to deliver world-class
capabilities for all disciplines, from process to safety to motion,
unaffected by any involuntary or fraudulent modifi cations. And original
equipment manufacturers can fully capitalize on their own intellectual
property development efforts now that the hackers’ life has been made
much more complicated.