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Security allocations

Security allocations are the how of the security system. Who (user types) can use what (security structures) how, or, in what manner (security allocations)? Allocations associate users to structures, define key parameters of the association, and document the purpose of the association. At the user level, an allocation amounts to a security rule or access right.

Some allocations are effectively yes or no constructs with automatic behavior supplied by the framework, others provide useful ways to qualify access rights, and still others are abstract concepts that give you ways to hook custom programming into the security system.

Security allocations map one for one to the security structures. However, the following structures are automatically supplied by the framework, so there is no corresponding node in the Security Maintenance node of the Security Control tool: containers, data, menu items, and menus.