# Security Editor

## Overview

The **Security Editor** is a tool designed to manage users and their access permissions within a system. It allows administrators to assign or remove permissions for different roles and manage user accounts, including creating new users and deleting existing ones. The editor provides a straightforward interface for controlling access rights and maintaining security by organizing and displaying user details and their associated permissions.

## Defining User and Group Security

User groups are established within the **User and Group Security** project, located under the **Resources** node in the Solution Explorer.

* To manage user groups, double-click the **User and group security node** (or alternatively, right-click and select **Edit users/groups** from the context menu). The **User/Group Editor** will open in the editor area, with the group information showing on the left box and the user information showing on the right table.

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* The **Administrators** group is a predefined group that comes with the resources project. To add a new group, enter a new group name in the text box at the upper left corner of the editor and click on **New Permissions**. The new group will appear on the left column.
* To add a new user to the list, enter the user name in the text box at the upper right corner of the editor and click on **New User**. The new user will appear on the list, where the desired password can be entered. Upon saving the editor, (**CTRL-S** or **Cmd-S**) a *UID* will be assigned to the new users.
* To add a user to a group, select the desired group name and then check the box next to the user name.
* All changes in this editor must be saved using **File > Save** or the shortcuts **CTRL-S** / **Cmd-S**.

For more information about setting security properties for a solution, visit the chapter on [Managing Security Settings](/reference/servoyextensions/modules/home-6/overview.md).


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