This invention provides secure remote access for digital
engineering. Industrial Information Centers (IIHs) and Industrial Development Centers (IDHs) serve as industrial
ecosystem platforms where multiple participants can deliver repeatable and standardized services relevant to their core competencies. At the heart of the IIH
system is a development
ecosystem that creates and delivers value for users (including industrial enterprises, OEMs,
system integrators, suppliers, etc.) by aggregating
digital content and domain expertise. The IIH
system acts as a trusted information broker between the
ecosystem and the OT environment of the
plant facility, providing a platform for connecting assets, contextualizing asset data, and providing secure access to the ecosystem. As part of this ecosystem, the IIH system uses a secure remote access architecture to allow users to remotely access data about their
plant floor assets via a VPN connection.