.. _security:

Security
========

This section details the security subsystem in GeoServer, which is based on `Spring Security <http://static.springsource.org/spring-security/site/>`_.

The first page discusses configuration options in the web administration interface. This is followed with a detailed discussion of the underlying processes.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   webadmin/index
   usergrouprole/index
   auth/index
   passwd
   root
   service
   layer
   rest
   disable
   tutorials/index