WAGO PFC100/200 Controllers

As the degree of digitisation and networking aboard ships increases, so does the risk for data abuse and cybercrime. As a result, existing protection zone concepts (defence-in-depth models) are now increasingly running up against their limits. The demand now is for ‘IT security by design’ — IT security that is integrated from the very start into the configuration of layer-based security architecture in the controllers. WAGO offers this solution with its Linux-based PFC100/200 Controllers.

Regardless of the application in which the PFC controller is used, it records all relevant and sensitive measurement and control data, encrypts the data directly in the control system using SSL/TLS 1.2 encryption and transmits the data via VPN. The VPN tunnel required for this is set up via OpenVPN or IPsec directly from the controller. This means that no additional VPN tunnels have to be established by modems or routers, and the line between the controller and modem is directly encrypted.

Besides its layer-based security architecture, the PFC also comes with other security features such as password protection and user management, secure shell access, a firewall and a MAC white list. Onboard security is provided by WAGO’s managed industrial Ethernet switches, which can be used anywhere from the bridge down to the machine room due to their robust temperature range of -40 to +70°C. Because it is Linux based, the PFC also has integrated services such as Syslog, FTPs, SFTP, SCP and an SD card reader.