1 Scope
This part of IEC 62443 specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in industrial
automation and control systems. It defines a secure development life-cycle (SDL) for
the purpose of developing and maintaining secure products. This life-cycle includes
security requirements definition, secure design, secure implementation (including
coding guidelines), verification and validation, defect management, patch management
and product end-of-life. These requirements can be applied to new or existing processes
for developing, maintaining and retiring hardware, software or firmware for new or
existing products. These requirements apply to the developer and maintainer of the
product, but not to the integrator or user of the product. A summary list of the requirements
in this document can be found in Annex B.