User Mode

The Security Activation Tool (CmSecure program) allows you to enable and disable User Mode (= Access Control). When the User Mode is enabled, Chromeleon provides numerous options to limit user access to Servers, Timebases, Clients, and Datasources.

System access is then password-protected. Access is only granted to users who can provide a user name and password.

Each user identified by the system is granted personal privileges. The system administrator assigns these privileges. Via the Access Group and Privilege Group membership of a user, the administrator defines the operations the user can perform within the system.

If User Mode is disabled, each user receives all privileges. Datasources or directories that have access groups assigned cannot be accessed when the User Mode is disabled. With enabled User Mode, the user can access an object if he/she is a member of a group granting access to the respective object. If no access group is assigned to an object, each user can access the object independently of his/her access group membership.

If User Mode is enabled, the user can access any object that is assigned to at least one of the Access Groups to which that user belongs to. The sum of all privileges granted to the user (depending on his Privilege Group membership) determines what the user is allowed to do with the object.

Signing sequences electronically (see Electronic Signature) is possible with enabled User Mode only.

For more information, refer to Software Installation and Communication  Access Control in the Administrator Help section.