SIMATIC S7 Block Privacy
V1.0 SP4
Security Information
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General Notes
The SIMATIC S7 Block Privacy application is used to encrypt and decrypt blocks and sources.
S7 Block Privacy
· is installed in the STEP 7 folder (in the S7BLP folder) and can be started in the SIMATIC Manager from the shortcut menu of a block folder.
· encrypts blocks that can then be loaded on a CPU (the CPU must have a suitable firmware version to be able to process the blocks correctly).
S7 Block Privacy can only be installed with STEP 7, V5.5 or higher.
S7 Block Privacy 1.0 SP4 is installed by running Setup.exe.
Please follow the instructions of the Setup program.
The S7 Block Privacy application is only available in the menu languages German and English.
· The call for the S7 Block Privacy application is integrated in the SIMATIC Manager. It is always called in the shortcut menu of the block folder (menu command "Block Privacy..."), this means that the STEP 7 project and the S7 program are specified for the called S7 Block Privacy instance. If an S7 Block Privacy instance exists when you call S7 Block Privacy for a different S7 program, the new parameters (STEP 7 project and S7 program) are passed to the running program.
· S7 Block Privacy supports function blocks (FB) and functions (FC).
· The CPU/PLC must have at least the following version:
o CPU 3xx: firmware version V3.2 or higher
o CPU 4xx: firmware version V6.0 or higher
o SINUMERIK PLC: version V4.7 or higher
· You can encrypt blocks for SIMATIC systems, SINUMERIK systems or both systems together. The protection of the MC7 block is, however, ideal if you select only one of the two systems.
· Following encryption, the encrypted blocks/sources are available in the databases of a STEP 7 project.
· Encrypted blocks/sources cannot be processed with earlier versions STEP 7 (call, instantiation etc.).
· The S7 Block Privacy application works only in conjunction with the SIMATIC Manager. Exiting the SIMATIC Manager also exits S7 Block Privacy.
· Encrypted blocks cannot be simulated with S7-PLCSIM.
The 64 bit operating systems MS Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise MS Windows Server 2012 and MS Windows Server 2016 are supported.
While the application is running, you open the online help with detailed information on S7 Block Privacy as normal in Windows with F1 or the help button.
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