Managing extended privileges
Extended privileges determine the data sharing options that are permitted by a privilege set for a file. For example, if the file is shared, the Access via FileMaker Network extended privilege determines if the privilege set allows opening the shared file as a client. The Access via FileMaker WebDirect extended privilege determines whether the privilege set allows accessing the file from a web browser. See About accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges.
To create and manage extended privileges for a file, you need to open the file with an account that is assigned a privilege set that has the Manage extended privileges privilege. If you open the file without this privilege set, the File menu > Manage > Security command is disabled. See Editing other privileges.
You can view extended privileges in the Manage Security detailed settings dialog box, as well as enable each extended privilege for the privilege sets that you want to permit access. All extended privileges except fmreauthenticate10 are disabled by default, even in the Full Access privilege set.
Note  Enabling extended privileges only makes it allowable for certain privilege sets to access shared data. To actually access the shared data, you must also set up sharing for the type of access that you want. See Sharing files on a network, Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Pro, or Publishing databases on the web.
FileMaker as well as third-party developers may provide additional software products designed to work with FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server. A product like this may require you to add a new extended privilege if you want to control who can access a database file with the additional product.
You can also delete an extended privilege that you no longer need.
To create or edit an extended privilege:
1.
Choose File menu > Manage > Security.
If the Manage Security dialog box displays the basic security settings, click Use Detailed Setup.
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Click the Extended Privileges tab.
3.
Click New, or select a keyword, then click Edit.
4.
In the Edit Extended Privilege dialog box, enter or change the appropriate keyword and description for the extended privilege.
Note  The developer of the additional software product should provide a keyword that you must enter exactly in order for the extended privilege to work properly with the product. Refer to the documentation that came with the additional software product.
5.
In the Access area, select or clear the checkbox for each privilege set that you want to enable or disable for the new privilege set.
6.
Click OK.
7.
If you’re finished working with extended privileges, click OK.
Notes
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There are two other ways to enable or disable extended privileges:
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While configuring sharing settings for FileMaker Network sharing, ODBC/JDBC, or FileMaker WebDirect, you can enable sharing for all users or certain privilege sets if your privilege set permits it. This method is accessible by any account assigned a privilege set with the Manage extended privileges privilege enabled, so it can be accessed by accounts that are not assigned the Full Access privilege set. See Editing other privileges, Sharing files on a network, Sharing FileMaker Pro data via ODBC or JDBC, or Publishing databases with FileMaker WebDirect.
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While editing a privilege set, you can enable or disable extended privileges for it. (This method requires Full Access privileges.) See Editing extended privileges for a privilege set.
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FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go: In the Keyword area in the Edit Extended Privilege dialog box, you can specify the amount of time required before a user needs to re-login. You can:
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accept the default time, which is fmreauthenticate10 (10 minutes)
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change the default time (up to a maximum of 10080 minutes) by editing the number at the end of fmreauthenticateX
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change the default time to fmreauthenticate0 or fmreauthenticate (the user can leave FileMaker Go for up to 10 seconds); fmreauthenticate0 is the value applied to privilege sets in files converted from an earlier version of FileMaker Pro
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create a new fmreauthenticate10 extended privilege and specify a different time
Related topics 
Editing extended privileges for a privilege set
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