Security

The security system provides restricted access to functions based on the concept of a logged-in user. A security system administrator configures the system by adding users and assigning them specific privileges. In addition, administrators may associate users with certain administrator-defined groups that also have assigned privileges. Thus, a user has the effective rights of all the groups to which he or she belongs, plus his or her own private rights.

This topic describes the first two steps of defining security in GENESIS64™:

1. How to Open Security Server
2. Defining an Initial Administrator Account

Several layers of policy are enforced in order to apply security. You must define these layers of security by setting up:

• Account Policies
• Groups, user accounts, and group membership
• Global Settings
• Password Authorization in GraphWorX64

How to Open Security Server

You can launch the Security Server from the Start menu or from the Workbench. The following documentation discusses using Security Server in the Workbench.

To Open the Security Server:

1. Open the Workbench, then expand the current project to show the Security node.

   

Defining the Administrator User Account

When you first open the Security node, no Users or Groups are defined. First, create the user account as an Administrator. All Application Actions for the administrator role are allowed. When creating the account, the administrator must create a username and password and log back into the server to continue creating other user roles and groups.

When creating other user accounts with fewer privileges, you need to select or clear application checkboxes to allow or deny access to a user or group. Refer to Users and Groups about security settings for application actions, points, alarms, files, stations, or a custom string.