Profile Properties that Affect Operating System and Development Access
Administration tab
- Help – Allows a user to display the on-line help.
- Exit – Allows a user to shut down PcVue using the keyboard function key F10.
- Desktop - Allows the user access to the operating system.
- Development – Allows a user to display and use the development menu and toolbars and have access to the operating system.
- Diagnostic tasks - Allows user to access diagnostic tasks
- Security administration - Allows user to access configuration elements and tasks affecting the system security. It includes certificate handling and security altering settings among others.
- Preferences – Allows a user to display the Preferences menu.
- Cryptography - Allows the user to encrypt SCADA basic programs. Also requires a special dongle.
The Desktop property was designed to deny user access to the operating system by disabling a number of system keyboard shortcuts (such as Alt+Tab...). However, due to security improvement on recent versions of Windows (Vista onwards), it is no longer possible to fully deny access, and this feature of PcVue is no longer effective.
It is recommended to follow the Microsoft guidelines to achieve the best possible level of control, by customizing system settings and hardening Group policies.
Application architect tab
Access to the Application Architect.
- Instance rights - Create, modify and delete access for template instantiation plus the capability to manage exceptions.
- Template rights - Create, modify and delete access for template configuration.
- Parameters rights - Create, modify and delete access for parameters configuration.