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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Nagaraja Sundaresh, Hyderabad, IN;
Ram Mohan Anugu, Hyderabad, IN;
Michael D. Carney, Havertown, PA (US);
Rajinikanth Pusala, Hyderabad, IN;
Durgaprasad Vallamkonda, Hyderabad, IN;
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
An industrial process/safety control and automation system is provided. The system includes a user interface device and an industrial device/controller. The user interface device is configured to activate a password set function. The user interface device is also configured to receive a password for transmission to the industrial device/controller. The industrial device/controller is configured to receive the password from the user interface device. The industrial device/controller is also configured to detect a performance of a physical password replacement authentication procedure. The industrial device/controller is further configured to replace a current password with the received password in response to performing the physical password replacement authentication procedure.