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62443-4-2

IEC 62443-4-2 — Technical security requirements for IACS components

Translates the Foundational Requirements into concrete technical requirements at component level (embedded devices, network components, host and software applications).

For which role

Product suppliers; relevant for asset owners and integrators when selecting products.

Key topics

  • Component types: embedded, network, host, application
  • Technical requirements per Foundational Requirement and Security Level
  • Certifiable component requirements

Expected results

  • Components with demonstrable, certified security functionality
  • Unambiguous basis for procurement requirements at asset owners

Relationship to other parts of the standard

Component requirements that together form a system that can satisfy -3-3.

Practical example from the energy sector

A grid operator includes IEC 62443-4-2 certification as a procurement requirement for new protection relays in substation projects.