How to Apply Security to an Item through the Sitecore API

Author: Alexander Tsvirchkov
Posted: 3/29/2006 1:28:28 PM

Sitecore version: tested with 5.1.1.11

See the code below:

//Get /home node

Database db = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");

Item itm = db.Items["/sitecore/content/home"];

// Domain: sitecore

Domain domain = Factory.GetDomain("sitecore");

//Read and Write permissions

ItemRights rights;

rights = ItemRights.AllowRead | ItemRights.AllowWrite;

//User: editor

UserItem userItem = domain.GetUser("editor");

//Set permission: editor can read and write "/sitecore/content/home" node

itm.Editing.BeginEdit();

itm.SecurityField.SetRights(domain, userItem.ID , rights);

itm.Editing.EndEdit();