Method to provide automation component configurations (ACC1,...,ACCn) for automation components (C1,...,Cn) of an industrial automation project, the method comprising: - a first step of determining automation component description data comprising one or more functionality parameters for configuring functionality of the one or more automation components (C1,..., Cn) and determining one or more security parameters for configuring security functions of the one or more automation components (C1,...,Cn), - a second step of determining, by an engineering system, based on the industrial automation project, a functionality parameter setting (F1,..., Fn) for the one or more functionality parameters and a security parameter setting (S1,...,Sn) for the one or more security parameters and - a third step of providing one or more automation component configurations (ACC1,...,ACCn) comprising the determined functionality parameter settings (F1,..., Fn) and the determined security parameter settings (S1,...,Sn), characterized in that - in an automation component configuration for at least one communication protocol with real-time properties, some parameters occur as a security parameter as well as a functionality parameter, - wherein the functionality parameters occurring as a security parameter are dealt with by additional security features, if needed, - wherein the at least one real-time communication protocol has a security level that is lower than a security level of a communication protocol without real-time requirements, and - wherein the security level for the at least one real-time communication protocol is included in an engineering of a zone containing a the at least one real-time communication protocol. - a first step of determining automation component description data comprising one or more functionality parameters for configuring functionality of the one or more automation components (C1,..., Cn) and determining one or more security parameters for configuring security functions of the one or more automation components (C1,...,Cn), - a second step of determining, by an engineering system, based on the industrial automation project, a functionality parameter setting (F1,..., Fn) for the one or more functionality parameters and a security parameter setting (S1,...,Sn) for the one or more security parameters and - a third step of providing one or more automation component configurations (ACC1,...,ACCn) comprising the determined functionality parameter settings (F1,..., Fn) and the determined security parameter settings (S1,...,Sn), characterized in that - in an automation component configuration for at least one communication protocol with real-time properties, some parameters occur as a security parameter as well as a functionality parameter, - wherein the functionality parameters occurring as a security parameter are dealt with by additional security features, if needed, - wherein the at least one real-time communication protocol has a security level that is lower than a security level of a communication protocol without real-time requirements, and - wherein the security level for the at least one real-time communication protocol is included in an engineering of a zone containing a the at least one real-time communication protocol.