Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

Scott A Mintz

Brian Alan Batke

James Joseph Kay

Jack Michael Visoky

William B Cook

Dennis M Wylie

James R Copus

Brian J Widman

Asanka K Mananayaka

Nathan B Smith

Dan A Gagich

A method may include retrieving, by one or more processors of an industrial automation component, one or more parameters from a configuration file stored in a memory of the industrial automation component and one or more additional parameters from a vendor certificate stored in the memory. The vendor certificate is cryptographically signed by an entity. The method may also include determining, by the processors, whether the parameters from the configuration file match the additional parameters from the vendor certificate, and in response to determining that the parameters from the configuration file do not match the additional parameters from the vendor certificate, transmitting, by the processors, an indication that the industrial automation component is an unauthorized component to a display device for display, disabling the industrial automation component, or both.

Counterfeit hardware detection techniques

A method for installing embedded firmware is provided. The method includes generating one or more firmware file instances and generating one or more digital certificate instances that are separate instances from the firmware file instances. The method includes associating the one or more digital certificate instances with the one or more firmware file instances to facilitate updating signature-unaware modules with signature-aware firmware or to facilitate updating signature-aware modules with signature-unaware firmware.

Methods for firmware signature

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Solon, OH, United States of America

Scott A Mintz