Security Modes (Overview)

To meet different user’s environment and requirement of security, from small business at your home office to multi-national world wide corporation with hundreds of salespersons all over the USA and other countries, the we have defined 3 Security Mode. They are None Security Mode, Simple Security Mode, Full security Mode, and Easy Security Mode..



Depending on your working environments, you can easily swap between those modes by select the one suitable to your working environment and security requirement you want from the QwikQuote Security Mode Dialog. But you have to have QwikQuote Security system user’s privilege to be able to change security mode if the security feature is activated.



There are other security mode under consideration, such as Fixed Function mode that only allow a preset of functionalities pre-defined by the security system manager to be executed with out login and user name. The only control person is the security manager. In a small business and under controlled office working environment, this might a good idea to save the login every time. This mode might be released in the next release.





None Security Mode


This is the default security mode when you first run QwikQuote. Functionally speaking, it is corresponding to the QwikQuote before Security feature available. But in fact, you might have simple or full security settings there in the system, waiting to be activated.


In none Security mode,


· All the functions are available to every QwikQuote user.


· All the Security settings are not functional.


· There is no login to use QwikQuote, the same as before the security feature is available.



This is the security mode recommended for home office, and/or small business scenario, where working environment is secured and the efficiency is the main consideration.





Simple Security Mode This is a security mode designed for easy of usage as the main goal, yet offers complete control over all the important functionalities in QwikQuote. That is to say, the power and security control level is the same as full security mode, but the security management and the control over the control points are much simple.



Simple Security mode has to be selected and activated in the QwikQuote Security Mode Dialog so as to be active. To help you make the right decision for select this mode, a prompt message will show you the major features of this mode.



At any time, you can swap from None Security mode and Full Security mode to/from Simple Security mode as long as you have QwikQuote Security system user’s privilege.



In Simple Security mode,


· There is only one Security Manager who has all rights - predefined as QQAdmin with pre loaded password as QwikQuote.


· All users share the same rights set up by Security Manager QQAdmin.


· No Group(s) and Role(s) in defining security schema.


· Login is required to use QwikQuote.





This is the security mode recommended for use in small and middle sized scenario, where the simplicity of Security Management is concerned.



For example, if you are interested for some settings not to be accidentally changed by some users in your company, choose this mode to only limit those controls to the ones under consideration is a good choice.


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Full Security Mode
This is a security mode designed with a full fly of serious security scenario. The power of security to meet the complex security requirement and the fine fitness on both side of security are under consideration.



In the case of multilevel security, divided security, and detailed security requirement are the main consideration, the Full Security mode is the good candidate of the choice.



At any time, you can swap from None Security mode and Simple Security mode to/from Full Security mode as long as you have QwikQuote Security system user’s privilege.



In Full Security mode,
· Only system users can login to QwikQuote Security Manager to perform security task, such and user management and set up right for individual user or group.
· Can use Group(s) and Role(s) in defining security schema.
· Every user, group, and role can have its own security settings reflected in its Access Control List (ACL). In other words, we can grand rights to individual entity in the QwikQuote Security system.
· Can set fine control method on each Control Point based on different functionality.
· Can preset the control choice or rights pattern on individual control point.
· Link OS user(s) to QwikQuote user(s) if the user has been added to the QwikQuote Security system.
· Login is required to use QwikQuote.
This is the security mode recommended for use in big corporate & companies scenario.



For example, if you have hundreds of sales forces and some sub divisions over other cities or countries, yet you need centralized control over the company as a whole, the Full Security mode is the natural choice.



The make full advantage features of full security mode, a good plan is the key to the successfully implement this mode. It is important to have a clear picture about how to divide the functionalities in your company, and match it to the schema of Full Security mode. It is a big task to efficiently divide and organize them into groups and roles.















Easy Security Mode
This is a mode much the same as the simple security mode.
In this mode, Administrator set the right for the rest of users by the default ACL as in the simple security mode.
But the key difference with the simple security mode is there is no user concept in this mode. Or put it another way, every one can be a user. The result of this mode is there is no login and no user management is needed. The net result is a well customized functionality copy of QwikQuote.
This is a convenient way to set up QwikQuote right for your controlled environment in a small business or organization.
To make life easy, it uses the same ACL as the Simple mode.