# Security Zones Clarification

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [July 23, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829 "2025-07-23T13:52:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829/1 "2025-07-23T13:52:22Z")

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Where or when does a securty zone get applied to an user?

I'm working with **perspective** and I'm trying to understand this.  
If I have 2 security zones and 1 admin rol (as an example), where or when does the security zones get applied?

Thx!

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829/2 "2025-07-23T14:03:19Z")

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Have you visited [inductiveuniversity.com](http://inductiveuniversity.com) yet? They have a lot of videos that will help you out on a multitude of topics, including security, [Videos on Security.](https://inductiveuniversity.com/courses/ignition/security-in-ignition/8.1)

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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829/3 "2025-07-24T08:28:20Z")

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Yes, I had completed the university

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829/4 "2025-07-24T12:14:48Z")

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Security zones are _independent_ of any user and role-based security. Instead, zones are defined areas within your _network_ based on IP addresses, host names, and gateway names. If you open a designer from an IP address that is defined in a security zone, then that designer is located in that security zone because of the IP, not the user.

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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zones-clarification/108829/5 "2025-07-29T08:12:52Z")

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Thank you!