Security profile

One of three OCPP levels of protection, from a password over an unencrypted connection to TLS with certificates on both sides.

Explained in

OCPP in depth · Stop 07How is the connection secured?Three security profiles, from basic authentication to client certificates: how charger and backend prove who they are, and why the choice matters.

Charger and backend use one security profile at a time, configured before OCPP communication starts.

From “No way back to weaker security”, stop 07

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  1. OCPPOpen Charge Point Protocol: the open protocol between a charger and its operator's backend.
  1. Open Charge Alliance: OCPP 1.6 Security Whitepaper, edition 4, February 2026. https://openchargealliance.org/ocpp-info-whitepapers/ocpp-1-6-security-whitepaper-4th-edition/. Checked 09 Oct 2026. Licence: CC BY-ND 4.0.