# Folder Security **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 22, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975 "2024-11-22T03:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/1 "2024-11-22T03:10:46Z")
I recently found that you can add writePermissions onto a Folder through the JSON, and it seems to work in that when I read the CanWrite prop of the Folder in the runtime, I can see it changes based on the user logged in. However, it doesn't extend to the tags within the folder... ☹ It was so close to being extremely useful! Will this functionality ever make it into the product? ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/2 "2024-11-22T13:33:47Z")
wasnt 8.3 gonna add in a bunch more stuff to the json settings instead of internal db? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/3 "2024-11-22T13:49:47Z")
There is no internal DB in v8.3 at all. But I think Nick is hoping for tags to _inherit_ security settings from their folder. Distinct issue/feature. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/4 "2024-11-23T09:29:30Z")
Haha, re-reading my post it was a little obscure, but yes, inheritance of security was my request ---
**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/5 "2024-11-23T11:45:40Z")
Folder are a bit special...We put some custom properties to folder, with tag write function. (for example a string with an icon Path) You can read and write them with script function, but they are not visibile int he designer. ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/6 "2024-11-23T16:04:58Z")
Yeah, folders becoming their own "object" would definitely help here, and I hope with 8.3 and the alarm summary information, that it adds more possibilities going forward and maybe even allow more visibility with "folder" or "areas" so that we can add our own functionality on top of what's already there. Right now I just create an "Area" tag in each folder that has info in that UDT that allows me to track the display name for that area, alarm summary, default OPC path for any tags inside that folder, etc. ---
**Author:** ![msteele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/msteele/32/77889_2.png) [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-security/98975/7 "2024-11-25T04:10:28Z")
Right now we use the Spreadsheet Import Tool to write (custom) properties to folders in bulk, but it would be great if these were exposed in designer.