User accounts can be managed by PCM600 or centrally. A

central account management is an authentication infrastructure

that offers a secure solution for enforcing access control to

relays and other systems within a substation. This incorporates

management of user accounts, roles and certificates and the

distribution of such, a procedure completely transparent to the

user. The central server handling user accounts can be, for

example, SDM600 or an Active Directory (AD) server such as

Windows AD.

The relay supports full Public Key Infrastructure as defined by

IEC 62351-9. With this, the user can ensure that the certificates

used in secured communication are from a user-approved

provider instead of device self-signed certificates.