Planning user security

Planning user security includes planning all areas where security affects the users on your system.

When you plan user security, it is essential that you describe the following areas:

User group security

A user group is a group of users who need to use the same applications in the same way. Planning user group security involves determining the work groups who plan to use the system and the application needs of those groups.

Individual user security

After you have determined what user groups you need, you can plan the individual user profiles that you need.

You might find the following planning forms helpful when planning user security:

• Use the physical security planning worksheet to describe any security issues that are related to the physical location of your system unit and attached devices.

• Use the user group ID worksheet to identify groups of users who have similar application needs.

• Use the user group description worksheet to describe characteristics of each user group.

• Use the system responsibilities worksheet to create a list of everyone that has access to your system that has a user class other than *USER.

• Create group profiles by filling out a user profile worksheet for each user group that is on your system, recording information about individual system users.

After you finish planning user security, you can start planning resource security.

• Planning user groups
  This topic describes what to do to prepare for planning user groups.

• Planning user profiles
  This topic describes the purpose of user profiles and how to design them.

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