Security Model

This section describes the OPC Unified Architecture security model. It describes the security threats of the physical, hardware, and software environments in which OPC Unified Architecture is expected to run. It describes how OPC Unified Architecture relies upon other standards for security. It gives an overview of the security features that are described in other parts of this book. It references services, mappings, and profiles that are described in other parts of this book.

This section Security Model is directed to readers who will develop OPC Unified Architecture client or server applications or implement the OPC Unified Architecture services layer.