LAB-06 · OPC UA · 4840/tcp

OPC UA: certificate trust list hardening

A loosely-configured OPC UA server in the lab accepts any client certificate. Lock it down, prove the lockdown blocks a known rogue cert, and show the audit trail of a subscription denial.

Duration

75m

Level

intermediate

ISA SL

SL2 · SL3

Track

ot defense

Certification path

Objectives

  1. 01Inspect an OPC UA server’s trust list and reject list
  2. 02Configure mutual TLS with a self-signed CA
  3. 03Detect a rogue subscription via server audit events

Success criteria

  • Hardened server-config XML
  • Audit log entry for the rejected client