# Component Security - Security Settings won't open **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, vision\ **Created:** [September 1, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692 "2022-09-01T18:25:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt\_Risser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@Matt\_Risser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Risser)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/1 "2022-09-01T18:25:11Z")
Ignition 8.1.20 Windows 10 Enterprise When I right click on a component, click Security, ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/0/700902401c8e04af58e594b85b8ff8452af1988e.png) I don't get the 'Security Settings' window that I see in the Ignition 8.1 User manual located [here] ([Component and Window Security - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Component+and+Window+Security#ComponentandWindowSecurity-ChangingSecuritySettingsonaComponent)) Am I missing a setting on the gateway to allow component security to be used? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Verbovshchuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@Paul\_Verbovshchuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul_Verbovshchuk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/2 "2022-09-01T18:29:32Z")
Are you able to select security in the tab menu under the Property Editor? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/8/28c3c1951cd8be5710728906a6a24beabf86564b.png) ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/3 "2022-09-01T18:35:17Z")
I would try View → Reset Panels If that doesn’t work maybe try deleting .ignition folder and restart the designer. It isn’t a bad idea to backup .ignition folder. ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Bierworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@Brad\_Bierworth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Bierworth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/4 "2023-07-13T12:00:03Z")
I am having the same issue. Has there been a resolution to this problem? ---
**Author:** ![Adriano\_Morini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adriano\_Morini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adriano_Morini)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/5 "2023-08-17T06:56:42Z")
I had the same issue. I click the panel chooser, reset panels, click again on the panel chooser, security settings and it shows up ---
**Author:** ![Noah\_Whitley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dc4da7/32.png) [@Noah\_Whitley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Whitley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/6 "2023-11-30T18:47:37Z")
That fixed it for me. Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Burknap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@Eric\_Burknap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Burknap)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/7 "2024-10-02T20:42:09Z")
We are having this very issue on Ignition Version 8.42 in the Designer that property editor does not pop up. Did anyone find a solution? The Panel Reset option did not solve our issue ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/8 "2024-10-02T20:55:58Z")
Are you sure you've selected a node in the designer tree that is Perspective related? Perspective properties won't show in other workspaces. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Burknap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@Eric\_Burknap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Burknap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/9 "2024-10-03T12:43:38Z")
I am absolutely sure, as we are strictly working on the Vision system currently. We are trying to utilize the security feature on an individual window or just the root container of that window. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Burknap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@Eric\_Burknap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Burknap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/10 "2024-10-03T14:01:00Z")
Solved with Ignition support, deleted cleared cache by deleting or .ignition folder ---
**Author:** ![Saed\_Alhabbashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Saed\_Alhabbashi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saed_Alhabbashi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/11 "2025-05-24T10:45:57Z")
How to delete it as I am encountering same issue ---
**Author:** ![Saed\_Alhabbashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Saed\_Alhabbashi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saed_Alhabbashi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/12 "2025-05-24T12:07:49Z")
> [@Component Security Setting Does not Show up!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-setting-does-not-show-up/106601/6): > > Cache folder is located in your user directory. C:\Users\\\.ignition if you're using Windows. To clear the cache you delete .ignition folder and it will be created again upon your next launch. ---
**Author:** ![oumayma.riahi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oumayma.riahi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oumayma.riahi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/13 "2025-06-17T16:05:28Z")
Same happening to me, is there a solution to this problem? tried reseting panels and uninstaling and re-intsalling, but same situation ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/14 "2025-06-17T17:25:40Z")
Did you delete the cache? Follow the post from Saed right above yours. ---
**Author:** ![mmyzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@mmyzer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmyzer)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-security-security-settings-wont-open/63692/15 "2026-08-10T18:11:29Z")
Sorry to revive a thread that hasn't been used recently, but I wanted to share what worked for me. Closing all of designer, deleting the cache, and starting it back up did not work. However, if I delete/rename the entire `.ignition` directory, that _did_ work, though I'm not entirely sure why. I would recommend renaming so you can copy your settings back in. However, with what happened while I was doing this I would recommend: 1. Close designer entirely 2. _check if `javaw` or other ignition dependencies are still running_ - if they are, kill them. - I suspect the reason the cache clear didn't work was that something wasn't fully released. 3. _now_ delete the cache folder, and relaunch designer If this doesn't work, try renaming the entire ignition folder, and see if that fixes it. Windows: `%USERPROFILE%\.ignition` Linux and MacOS: `~/.ignition`