User Source

Ignition uses the concept of role-based security. Role-based security is the concept that each user may be assigned to various roles. Security policies are then defined in terms of these roles, rather than defined for specific users. This allows users to be reassigned, removed, and added without affecting the logic of the security policy. The users and their roles are defined in user sources. An Ignition Gateway may have many different user sources defined, each governing the security of different aspects of the Gateway. For example, logging into the Gateway configuration web interface might be governed by one user source, while the security for a project is governed by another.