Overview and mitigation of Windows DCOM security changes for OPC Classic (DA)

7 April 2024

A summary of the changes and testing procedures required to ascertain whether OPC DA Client and Server applications will be compatible with the pending DCOM changes.

Topics covered in this guide:

DCOM authentication levels
Affected operating systems
Testing

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