OPC UA security

Set up Certificate Logon for a DeltaV OPC UA workstation server with DeltaV clients

Note

User Certificate logon requires that application certificates are trusted.

  1. Open User Manager.
  2. Click File → New → User.
  3. Enter a name in the Name field.
  4. Enter and confirm a password.
  5. In the Account Type section, select the OPC UA User checkbox. Click Certificates.
    The software displays the User Certificate dialog. Make sure there are values in the Name, Valid Until and Thumbprint fields. If these fields are blank, click Generate. Then, click Close.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Close User Manager.
  8. Open DeltaV Explorer.
  9. Navigate to the workstation's OPC UA server subsystem and right-click Properties.
  10. Click Set Users.
  11. Select the user that you created earlier in this procedure.
  12. Click Add.
  13. Click OK.
  14. Select the Certificate Logon checkbox.
  15. Click OK.
  16. Download the OPC UA server subsystem.
  17. Navigate to the physical device under the OPC UA client subsystem and right-click Properties.
  18. Click the Primary tab.
  19. In the Authentication section, select User Certificate from the drop-down list.
  20. Enter the username that you created earlier in this procedure.
  21. Click OK.
  22. Download the OPC UA client subsystem.
  23. Make sure application certificates are trusted between clients and the server.
    Note

    User Certificate logon requires that application certificates are trusted.