Purpose: This document provides an overview of users and how they are used within the security system.
Users Overview
The purpose of any security system is to control user access. A well designed system aids the application administrator when actually configuring a user's access rights. The objective of a role-based security system is to manage the predominance of the access rights at the actual role level and only override permission at the user level when necessary.
This technique allows changes to be made on a global level, the actual role, and ultimately inherited at the individual user level. Nevertheless, it is important to be able to granularly control any user without effecting roles or other users. This system is designed to incorporate the necessary control and access for the end-user.