Creating and editing user groups

Creating and editing user groups 1:

Allow operating system access for authorized users only

The content of the user database is protected against manipulation with a signature. The names of groups, object protection levels and users are not encrypted and could be read. Access to the IPC should be restricted to authorized users via the operating system.

Creating and editing user groups

You can change the basic settings for existing user groups and create new user groups on the Groups tab of the software protection configurator.

Note: The rights assigned to a user group are adjusted on the "Rights" tab. The procedure is described in the following chapter.

The Software protection configurator is opened.
1. Select the Groups tab.
Creating and editing user groups 2:
2. Click on Add to create a new group.
The Edit User Group dialog opens.
3. Give the group a name (Name).
4. If the group is to inherit the rights of another group, select the corresponding group in the Groups section.
5. Close the dialog with OK.
The new group appears in the overview.
6. To edit an entry, select the user group in the list and click Edit.
7. Close the Edit User Group dialog with OK.
A new user group has been created in the system.

All changes are only finally confirmed and valid on saving and signing the user database.

In the Rights tab you can assign rights to user groups. Further information can be found in section Customizing the rights of user groups.