HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS uses VMS rights identifiers to perform access checks on all manageable entities. This differs from the Phase IV software, which used VMS privileges for access to the permanent database and for write access. Read access to the volatile database in Phase IV was unprotected. The rights identifier NET$EXAMINE grants a user read access to the network configuration data. The NET$MANAGE rights identifier grants read and write access to the network configuration data, and NET$SECURITY grants ability to set default accounts. These rights allow the network manager to restrict access to network parameters. Access is granted to an individual user by means of the AUTHORIZE utility on OpenVMS. The following command examples grant access: UAF> GRANT/ID NET$EXAMINE Joe ! Grant user JOE read access to local network data UAF> GRANT/ID NET$MANAGE Joe ! Grant user JOE read/write access to local network data UAF> GRANT/ID NET$SECURITY Joe ! Grant user JOE ability to set default accounts In lieu of NET$MANAGE rights, the BYPASS privilege will grant read and write access.