User Manual

System Security

Protected System Configuration

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The integration between Novigo/Cerberus PACE digital audio network and

Cerberus DMS is achieved through the Net Design Software distributed by Novigo

itself.

This integration is achieved through DNA – Driver iNdependent Architecture layer,

which enables a fast and efficient commissioning.

Figure 2: Driver iNdependent Architecture Layer

2.1 Protected System Configuration

The Novigo/Cerberus PACE voice evacuation system is a critical business

application aimed at protecting people. Therefore, this system must be protected

against attacks and unauthorized access.

The Novigo/Cerberus PACE voice evacuation system must be in a separate

network zone, here referred to as PACE zone or protection zone.

The components in the PACE zone must not be connected to unsecured networks

in the intranet or in the Internet. Allowed connections are those described in the

intended operational environment [➙ 18].

Communication between the PACE zone and other zones must be through a

firewall and must be limited to the minimum necessary.

2.1.1 Zone Boundary Protection

The Novigo/Cerberus PACE voice evacuation system is a safety-related system

that must be protected from attacks and unauthorized access from untrusted

networks, for example, the Internet.

The plant operator is responsible for network planning and design, including the

zone boundary protection.

The Novigo/Cerberus PACE voice evacuation system is a physically separated

network that forms a PACE zone.

The zone boundary protection has the function Inbound Protection/Outbound

Protection for the PACE zone. A separate VLAN does not meet the requirements

for zone boundaries protection (ZBP).

For any connection to external networks or other systems the corresponding

protection must be provided at the border of the PACE zone.

Local connections to the system do not require additional protective measures if

the system accessing the PACE zone is single-homed and thus has no interfaces

to other systems.

For systems accessing the multi-homed PACE zone (see Tunneled Network

Deployment [➙ 22]), protective measures are required.