Setting Up User Management

If you want to deploy a web visualization and securely protect it from third-party access, it is advantageous to set up runtime-based user management for it.

Runtime-based user management makes sure that users will log in securely with current technology. The credentials are managed using standard web technologies. In addition, user accounts can be created at runtime via secure channels, user credentials can be managed, and user permissions can be restricted according to the role of the user.

For this, it is necessary that the visualization user management is coupled with the device user management. You need to map the groups with their rights in the visualization to the groups in the device. You configure the user accounts centrally on the Users and Groups tab of the device editor.

If you do not want this because you value independent user management for your visualization and accept the outdated technology for this, then you can alternatively switch to legacy user management. This is not recommended if your controller supports runtime-based user management.

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	Sample project for the implementation of a user management

For more information, see:

• CODESYS Essentials: Downloading an Application to the PLC: Handling of Device User Management

• CODESYS Essentials: Protecting and Saving Projects: Setting Up User Management