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SSC600 Cyber Security Deployment Guideline

Passwords are settable for user accounts in all roles. Only the following characters are accepted.

  • Numbers 0-9
  • Letters a-z, A-Z
  • Space
  • Special characters !"#%&'()*+´-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~

By default, the password policies in the protection relay are as follows:

  • Minimum password length: 9
  • Maximum password length: 20
  • Minimum uppercase characters: 0
  • Minimum numeric: 0
  • Minimum special characters: 0

The protection relays are delivered from the factory with default passwords. It is required to change the default passwords.

Table 1. Predefined roles and default passwords

Username

Password (remote clients/WHMI)

VIEWER

remote0001

OPERATOR

remote0002

ENGINEER

remote0003

ADMINISTRATOR

remote0004

The following aspects of the password policies can be customized in IED Users in PCM600.

  • Option of enabling or disabling password policies (disabling sets default policies as described above)
  • Minimum password length
  • Maximum password length
  • Use of uppercase characters
  • Use of lowercase characters
  • Use of numbers
  • Use of special characters

It is required to login as a User (who has User Management Right) in PCM600 in order to change the password policies.

Each user can change their own password, but only User with User Management Right can reset the passwords of other users.

Note: On Factory restore, factory default usernames, passwords and password policies are restored.
Note: For user authorization for PCM600, see the PCM600 documentation.
Note: Policy change and user configuration is not allowed when the protection relay is in offline mode in PCM600.
Note: If the last User with User Management Right password is lost, contact ABB's technical customer support.