E.2 Initial configuration of Components

All components defined in this specification contain an OPC UA server part and according to the defined profiles implement the global certificate management server facet that allows a GDS (see OPC 10000-12) to configure the security certificates of the component via the OPC UA server. Those components can be shipped in a provisioning mode (see OPC 10000-12) that allows an initial Client (of the GDS) to connect and do the configuration of the certificates. Typically, a component does not provide its intended functionality while in provisioning mode in order to force a correct configuration of security.