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Security Profiles Dialog

The Security Profiles dialog lets you view, add, delete, and re-map the security profiles and specify class permissions for each object class. You can also enable or disable security area support for the security profiles. Click the column heading in this dialog to sort it alphabetically.

This dialog contains the following fields and buttons:

Display built-in certificate-based profiles

Displays the built-in certificate profiles such as the x509 certificate profiles, when selected.

Default: Not selected

Security Profile Name

Lists the security profiles that are added to the security system and authorized to access the system. Double-clicking a security profile opens its Class Permissions dialog.

Type

Displays the type of the security profile, which can be one of the following:

Built-in Profiles

Includes the predefined profiles that are automatically created at the time of installation.

Local Profiles

Includes the profiles that have any operating system user or group in the domain manager.

Domain Profiles

Includes the profiles that have any operating system user or group in the domain of the domain manager or any of its trusted domains.

When you sort on the Type field, it is done in the order shown: Built-in Profiles, Local Profiles, Domain Profiles.

Area Support

Indicates whether the area support on each profile is enabled, disabled or not applicable (marked by a "-"). You can click the Security Areas button in this dialog to enable or disable area support for the selected security profile.

Owner

Displays the name of the user who created or took ownership of the profile. The user who adds a profile is its owner. Any authorized user can take ownership of a profile.

Description

Displays a brief description of the security profile.

Add

Opens the Add Security Profile dialog. Clicking this button lets you add a user account or group to the security system and grant access rights.

Delete

Deletes the selected security profile.

Re-Map

Opens the Re-map Security Profile dialog that lets you map an existing security profile to a different user account or group.

Take Ownership

Assigns the ownership of the selected security profile to the currently logged-in user.

Important! This action is irreversible even if you cancel the dialog.

Security Areas

Opens the Security Area Linkages dialog that lets you enable or disable the security area support and define the security area links for the selected profiles.

Class Permissions

Opens the Class Permissions dialog that lets you change the access rights for the selected profile.

More information:

Specify Access Rights to Security Profiles

Security Area Linkages Dialog (Security Profiles)