ABB RMC-100 - General Security Guidelines

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IMPORTANT NOTE:
TCP port numbers from 0 to 1023 are universally reserved for well-known
ports. Never use these port numbers
.
6.3 Denial of Service (DOS) threshold rates
Protection of ports used for TCP/IP communication, such as Ethernet, is very important. Several
cybersecurity threats can make a device unavailable for connection.
If the ABB Totalflow device has a Denial of Service (DOS) attack, the device cannot grant requests for
connection. It stops responding. The following table provides the DOS threshold rates per packet type.
The device stops responding at these thresholds.
Table 6-5: Denial of Service (DOS) threshold rates
Packet type
Description
Ethernet
5 Mbps (7440 packets/sec)
ARP
2 Mbps (2976 packets/sec)
IP
3 Mbps (4464 packets/sec)
ICMP
4 Mbps (5952 packets/sec)
UDP
3 Mbps (4464 packets/sec)
TCP
1 Mbps (1488 packets/sec)
6.4 Security guidelines
The following table contains recommended guidelines to secure access to the RMC. Find procedures
for secure configuration throughout this manual, and in quick start guides and online PCCU help files.
Table 6-6: RMC security guidelines
Recommendation
Description
Secure physical access
to the device
Control access to the device, its internal components, and connected
peripherals.
Secure access with
security switch
Turn the onboard security switch on to enforce authentication through bi-level
security codes or RBAC.
See section 6.5.
Configure bi-level
security codes
Change default security codes to private codes (the default security code for
both level 1 and level 2 is 0000).
See section 6.5.
Enable Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC)
Configure RBAC.
See section
6.6.
Enable role
-based access and enable authentication for each of the
communication ports.
Change the default RBAC passwords and security codes.
Secure network
connection
The device only connects to a firewall-protected private network. Do not
connect to the Internet.
Secure Bluetooth®
access
Enable Bluetooth only when required.
Enable RBAC authentication on the port.
See section 6.6.
Secure SSH/SFTP
access
Enable the SSH/SFTP service only when required.
Change the default SSH/SFTP private keys for all accounts.
The SSH/SFTP private keys should always be passphrase
-protected.
See section 6.7.