Individual security permissions in ARES are referred to as security rules. An individual's user rank must meet or exceed the security level of a corresponding rule to perform any action (with some exceptions; see next section).

The level of a rule can be adjusted through the access controls... > rules... menu, or directly, with security <rule> <level>

add manager

give someone the rank of manager unless they already have the rank of owner.

add owner

give someone the rank of owner.

add user

give someone the rank of user, unless they are already a manager or owner.

arouse

trigger sexual arousal events (requires the Sexuality add-on)

chat

make the unit send chat messages.

database

permission to use the db program (some features are always restricted to owner only)

delete file

remove any file from ring 3 using the fs delete command.

demote manager

reduce a manager to user rank, or to remove a manager entirely.

demote owner

reduce an owner in rank, or to remove an owner entirely.

demote self

remove oneself from the user list, or reduce one's own rank; this supersedes other rank requirements.

identity

change the unit's name, gender, or color settings.

local

run commands when within chat range (20m) of the unit; activate verbal commands (see trigger) at any range.

manage

access the 'settings' and 'access control' menus, use the 'ax' program to add or remove software, and similar.

menu

access the menu.

persona

change the unit's persona.

remote

run commands from anywhere in the current region.

restrain

apply RLV restrictions using the RLV relay. (if RLV relay is installed; does not show in menus)

run-away

use the security reset command to clear the user list and restore self-ownership.

safeword

if restraint is installed, use the restraint safeword command to abort RLV relay interactions.

vox

adjust vox filtering settings. (See vox)

yank

automatically teleport the unit when sending a teleport invite.