Digital Rights Dialog

Used to add, delete, and/or change recipients access to the protected file.

You can access this dialog from the following:

Ribbon: File > Tools > Protection > Digital Rights

The first time this dialog opens after a file is protected, MicroStation creates a license file of the certificate used to protect the file. Initially, this is the only recipient authorized to access the file. The author can then add recipients and assign them rights.

Only the author (and anyone with unlimited rights) can open the Recipients dialog. Users who gain access to the file by using a license only see their license information.

The PROTECT LICENSE SHOW key-in opens a text window and displays information regarding the type of license provided to the currently open file. If the file uses a certificate-based license, the type displayed in the text window is C. If the file uses password protection, the type displayed is P. The Recipient field in the text window displays Recipient information in the case of a certificate-based license.

Key-in: PROTECT LICENSE SHOW

Key-in: MDL KEYIN PROTECT PROTECT RIGHTSICON

Note: If you use someone's certificate to protect the file, you only have rights to add and remove recipients during the current session.

Setting	Description
Add Recipient Certificate	Opens the Add Recipient Certificate dialog used to create a certificate-based "recipient" license. `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `ADD` `CERTIFICATE`
Add Password	Opens the Add Password dialog used to create a password license. `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `ADD` `PASSWORD`
Add Access for Everyone	Opens the License Properties dialog with the Recipient field filled and locked to Everyone. This is used to create a license usable by everyone, without credentials. `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `ADD` `EVERYONE` Note: When granting unlimited rights, an Alert displays asking if you want to grant unlimited rights to everyone. Note: When creating an everyone license through a key in, a confirmation question displays as a warning message on the protected item on the status bar.
Remove Selected Recipients	Used to remove the currently selected licenses from the file. `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `DELETE` `CERTIFICATE` `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `DELETE` `EVERYONE` `PROTECT` `LICENSE` `DELETE` `PASSWORD`
Licence Properties	Opens the License Properties dialog with the selected recipient information filled in to modify the rights, expiry, and/or authentication URL.
Key?	When prompted to select a certificate, the Key? column indicates whether a certificate has a private key.
Recipient	(Optional) Informal name of the recipient used for annotation purposes. This field has no meaning to MicroStation.
Rights	Type of rights assigned to this certificate. * — unlimited rights v — view rights e — edit rights x — export rights p — print rights
Expiry	Date the password expires. Format is yyyy/mm/dd.
Created	Date and time the password was created. Format is yyyy/mm/dd hh/mm.
Purpose	(Optional) The purpose of the license. This is informational and has no meaning to MicroStation.
URL	Authentication URL, if any, used to acquire the license. The author can attach an authentication URL that will be checked for validity before access to the file is granted.