PD IEC/TS 60870-5-7:2013 PDF

What is PD IEC/TS 60870-5-7 - Telecontrol equipment and systems about?

PD IEC/TS 60870 is a series on telecontrol equipment and systems. Telecontrol equipment and systems  refer to the connection of process stations spread out over a wide area to central control systems. PD IEC/TS 60870-5-7 describes messages and data formats for implementing IEC/TS 62351-5 for secure authentication as an extension to IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 . The purpose of PD IEC/TS 60870-5-7 is to permit the receiver of any Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) to verify that the APDU was transmitted by an authorized user and that the APDU was not modified in transit.