Re: [foxboro] Foxboro I/A OPC

  • From: "Weiss, Andreas" <Andreas.Weiss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:36:26 -0600

Hi Marcel,

> Is everybody wanting this well aware that this opens the DCS=20
> systems to an
> uncontrolled and unsecure platform which is subject for=20
> hacker attacks?

the DCS systems including AW51C with solaris 2.5.1 are already open for
hackers!


> Noone from wonderware or Invensys or Foxboro can support any kind of
> problems on the browser side that may arise from this=20
> approach.

It depends on the way of thinking how Invensys is interested to sale
support and products.


> this approach would be chosen, all DCS data would have to be=20
> exposed to the
> browsers on a webserver. How can this made really secure and=20
> stable? Do we
> want to rely on this technology for business-critical applications?
>=20

Amazon for example has his business-critical application (a book shop)
already working in the INTERNET. Working for a lot of years.
Ok, you are right it is not an easy job but it is a task for EVERY
company in the future.


Andreas
 
 
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