New threats and looming regulatory
requirements have driven the need for a higher level of security.
To fulfill that need, OpenWay provides a strong security layer in a smart grid deployment known as Enhanced Security.
Enhanced Security leverages public key cryptography in addition to symmetric key cryptography to secure the communication between the Collection Engine and the meter endpoint.
Asymmetric cryptography is used to provide digital signatures for command verification and symmetric cryptography is used to provide data confidentiality.