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Chapter 4 System Security Introduction This chapter describes the security provisions of the HP ALLBASE/4GL system. These provisions include controlling user access to HP ALLBASE/4GL applications on your system, controlling user access to items within an application, and controlling application access to databases. The HP ALLBASE/4GL system administrator controls all aspects of system security. HP ALLBASE/4GL Security HP ALLBASE/4GL allows you to apply security restrictions at a number of different levels. These restrictions are in addition to the normal user security provisions of the MPE/iX system. The initial level of security allows you to limit access to the entire HP ALLBASE/4GL system to authorized users only. You can apply further restrictions to ensure that an authorized user only has access to selected applications. A further security provision allows you to restrict access to any menu item within an HP ALLBASE/4GL application to authorized users. HP ALLBASE/4GL also has a training mode that prevents users writing data to the application data files while they are learning how to use the application. Planning Your Needs Before you implement the security provisions for your site, it's worth spending some time planning your needs. Even if you don't have any confidential files or applications, appropriate security arrangements may help prevent accidental damage to your system files.