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Security Overview
Understanding Security
Your main design goal when developing a Workflow security strategy is to effectively use the Workflow security configuration.
Security Concepts
Before you restrict access to Workflow features, you need to understand how security works.

Workflow Products Documentation

Security
- Security Overview
  - Workflow Security
    Security configuration and maintenance is performed by Workflow system administrators.
  - Understanding Security
    Your main design goal when developing a Workflow security strategy is to effectively use the Workflow security configuration.
    - System Protection
    - Security Concepts
      Before you restrict access to Workflow features, you need to understand how security works.
    - Security Status
    - Design and Plan Security
      Security is enabled when you install Workflow and cannot be disabled; therefore, you should plan and design all required users and groups before you deploy Workflow.
    - Encrypted Communication Between SQL Server and Workflow Server
      For a secure system, GE Digital recommends that you encrypt the communication between the application server and the SQL Server.
    - Security Authorization
      Authorization is a security feature that gives particular users permission to access data and leverage capability with the Vision application.
- Users and Groups
- Domain-Based Security

Security Concepts

Before you restrict access to Workflow features, you need to understand how security works.

The security concepts described here are described in more detail in Understanding Security. For information on implementing the concepts, see the Workflow Users and Groups section.

People - allow you to define security credentials and properties that are specific to an individual user. Security credentials and properties are defined in the S95 Model Editor.
Key Sets - allow you to assign permissions to users who hold a specific key set. In addition, key sets inherit permissions from their child sets. Workflow provides the following predefined high level key sets:
- Guest
- S95 Configurator
- Workflow Author
The S95 Configurator key set includes the following child key sets:
- Equipment Configurator
- Material Configurator
- Personnel Configurator
The Workflow Author key set includes the following child key sets:
- Workflow Builder
- Workflow Manager
- Workflow Supervisor
- Workflow Operator
You can also create your own key sets at any level.
Groups – allow you to create groups of users who share the same key sets. Workflow provides the predefined groups Administrators, Guests, and Windows Users.
Client Access – allows you to configure automatic login and logout, lockdown mode, default startup options for an individual workstation, and user overrides.