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RE: FactoryTalk Security - Nested AD Groups

Posted By Tad Palus Feb 03, 2026 08:27:24 AM
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@Luff Yes, FactoryTalk Security, part of FactoryTalk Services Platform, supports nested Windows Active Directory groups. That is, if in an Windows AD the following is configured: a Windows AD group named Maintenance Maintenance has to sub-groups Sr_Tech and Tech Windows AD user 'Sam' is a ...

RE: AzureAD FactoryTalk Directory Default

Posted By Tad Palus Aug 19, 2025 02:31:00 PM
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That is a good idea. It is not something available in current shipping FactoryTalk Services Platform, nor our next release v6.60 which we anticipate releasing this fall. We can investigate the possibility of adding a security policy for the Fall 2026 release. Regards, Tad Palus Principal Product ...

RE: 28th Feb 2025 - FTView error Unable to Login FactoryTalk Security

Posted By Tad Palus Mar 06, 2025 07:29:00 AM
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Thank you for reaching out regarding the issues that occurred on February 28, 2025. I would like to address the root cause of the anomaly and assure you of the steps we are taking to prevent future recurrence. Root cause This occurrence was not a security weakness or vulnerability. We discovered ...

RE: FT AssetCentre - versioning the visualization applications

Posted By Tad Palus Dec 02, 2024 10:02:00 AM
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Good day, FT AssetCentre can backup the FTView SE system on a scheduled basis. FT AssetCentre captures audits logs from operator actions as the occur. Audit logging is not dependent on backup. Cheers ------------------------------ Tad Palus Principal Product Manager Rockwell ...

RE: FactoryTalk Batch version 16 and MS DCOM Hardening

Posted By Tad Palus Jul 18, 2024 01:58:00 PM
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Brett, As documented in the article you referenced only these versions of RSLinx classic have patches that address DCOM hardening. Newer versions have the DCOM hardening compatibility already included. You must update RSLinx to version v4.00 at a minimum. ------------------------------ ...

RE: FactoryTalk Batch version 16 and MS DCOM Hardening

Posted By Tad Palus Jul 18, 2024 12:17:00 PM
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I'd recommend reviewing all the articles that are linked to the Table of Content article, https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1133991 There is a lot of information related to Rockwell Automation's response to Microsoft DCOM hardening. ------------------------------ ...

RE: AssetCentre Faulting Controlnet

Posted By Tad Palus Apr 15, 2024 12:34:00 PM
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I am sorry to hear that FactoryTalk AssetCentre is causing an issue on your ControlNet network. I recommend you contact Rockwell Automation technical support. It will be necessary capture diagnostic messages and the communications traffic to more formally diagnose the behavior. ---------- ...

RE: Fail to login on Factory Talk Action Manager

Posted By Tad Palus Jan 12, 2024 02:11:00 PM
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Paul, I am the product manager for FactoryTalk Services Platform. I need to advise you that your architecture of a newer client (6.40) connecting to an older FactoryTalk Directory Server (6.21) is not a support architecture. In a FactoryTalk Directory the server must be the highest version ...

RE: Version Control

Posted By Tad Palus Jun 29, 2022 03:06:00 PM
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Mitchell, I'd recommend chatting with your local Rockwell Automation distributor specialist or Rockwell Automation Sales Engineer about two of our products both could be used to meet your need. One if is the FactoryTalk Deign Hub and a function called the Vault, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg2Ne_JQuOU. ...

RE: FactoryTalk Services, Linx, DCOM and MS KB5004442

Posted By Tad Palus Feb 03, 2022 05:15:00 PM
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Good evening Jason, thank you for sharing your questions and information. We, Rockwell Automation, do recognize and understand the importance of managing the lifecycle of technologies in customer environments to address security, compatibility and support issues. To minimize potential disruption ...