Connectivity Software User's Guide and Reference
UASecurityRoles Class
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OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAPrimitives Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Security.Subject Namespace : UASecurityRoles Class
Provides access to OPC UA security roles, including well-known roles and custom roles.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)>
<ExceptionContractAnnotationAttribute()>
Public MustInherit NotInheritable Class UASecurityRoles 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As UASecurityRoles
[ComVisible(false)]
[ExceptionContractAnnotation()]
public static class UASecurityRoles 
[ComVisible(false)]
[ExceptionContractAnnotation()]
public ref class UASecurityRoles abstract sealed 
Example
// This example shows how to create and use custom security roles in OPC UA servers.
// You can use any OPC UA client, including our Connectivity Explorer and OpcCmd utility, to connect to the server. 
//
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using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Security.User.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.NodeSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Security.Subject;
using System;

namespace UAServerDocExamples.AccessControl
{
    internal class _UASecurityRoles
    {
        public static void Create()
        {
            // Instantiate the server object.
            // By default, the server will run on endpoint URL "opc.tcp://localhost:48040/".
            var server = new EasyUAServer();

            // Create a custom security role with specified Node Id and name.
            UASecurityRole mySecurityRole = UASecurityRoles.Create(
                "nsu=http://my.example;s=MySecurityRole", "MySecurityRole");

            // Create users. Only the user "charlie" will be assigned the custom security role created above.
            server.UserManagers.NameAndPassword.CreateWithSecurityRoleIds("alpha", "pass",
                new string [] {UASecurityRoles.Engineer, UASecurityRoles.Operator});
            server.UserManagers.NameAndPassword.CreateWithSecurityRoleIds("charlie", "pass",
                new string[] { mySecurityRole });

            // Create a data variable providing random integers.
            var random = new Random();
            var dataVariable = new UADataVariable("MyDataVariable").ReadValueFunction(() => random.Next());

            // Assign permissions to the data variable. In this case, only users with our custom security role will be able
            // to browse, read and write the variable.
            dataVariable.PermissionAssignment = new UAPermissionAssignment
            {
                new UARolePermissions(mySecurityRole, UAPermissions.ViewBasic | UAPermissions.ModifyBasic)
            };
            // We do not want to inherit permissions from the parent nodes, as they include viewing for TrustedApplication.
            dataVariable.PermissionsInheritanceType = UAPermissionsInheritanceType.None;

            // Add the data variable to the server's address space.
            server.Add(dataVariable);

            // Start the server.
            Console.WriteLine("The server is starting...");
            server.Start();

            Console.WriteLine("The server is started.");
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Let the user decide when to stop.
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to stop the server...");
            Console.ReadLine();

            // Stop the server.
            Console.WriteLine("The server is stopping...");
            server.Stop();

            Console.WriteLine("The server is stopped.");
        }
    }
}
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Security.Subject.UASecurityRoles

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

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