User Management - Siemens SINUMERIK 840Dsl Configuration Manual

User administration

4.2 User management

4.2 User management
A new user created with the "AddUser" function has no rights at all. The user administrator
has the responsibility for the user management and the associated rights. All users must use
a secure password.
Table 4-1 Methods for user administration
Method
AddUser
AddCertificateUser
DeleteUser
GetUserList
ChangeMyPassword
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Description
Creates a new user for accessing OPC UA.
Input arguments:
UserName
Initially, the password of the new user is the user name. It should then be changed using the
method "ChangeMyPassword".
Creates a new user for accessing OPC UA via certificate authentication.
Input aguments:
UserName
CertficateData
Deletes a user who was added previously using the method "AddUser" and "addCertificateUs‐
er".
Input arguments:
UserName
The administrator user, created when OPC UA was set up, cannot be deleted.
The administrator can read the list of all users.
Input arguments:
-
Changes the password for the connected user.
Input arguments:
OldPwd
NewPwd1
NewPwd2
Important!
Whereas the methods "AddUser", "DeleteUser", "GiveUserAccess" and "DeleteUserAccess"
can only be called up if the user is connected as the administrator, the user must connect as
the corresponding user in order to change the password.
User Name
user, certificate is issued to
Certificate(.der) as byte string
User Name
List of users
Current password
New password
New password (security prompt)
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