Setting up Permissions and a User Management for a Visualization
For a visualization, you can configure a user management and permission management which is linked to the user management on the controller. This variant is recommended for the highest possible level of security. It is called "runtime-based user management".
Runtime-based user management makes sure that users log in securely with up-to-date technology to all display variants of CODESYS Visualization. The credentials are managed using standard web technologies. In addition, at runtime via secure channels you can create user accounts, manage user credentials, and restrict user permissions according to the role of the user. You need to map the default user groups of the visualization user management (Administrator, Service Operator, None) to the device user groups available in the device editor.
Note
The outdated "legacy user management", which is limited exclusively to visualization, can still be used, but it is not recommended.
To set up and use runtime-based user management for CODESYS Visualization, see the following help pages:
Creating runtime-based user management initially (and map the user groups to the device user groups)
Creating a group with administrator permissions for visualizations
Setting up access control and login operation (set up user management dialogs for logging in, logging out, and changing the password in the visualization at runtime)
Basic settings for using the user management for visualization can be configured in the CODESYS options: Options: Visualization User Management
Setting up a visualization user management – Overview
For more information about user management in CODESYS and on the PLC, see: