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Security element

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Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Contains the Read, Schema, and Write security settings that specify how the security for a list is configured.

<Security>
  <ReadSecurity> 1 | 2 </ReadSecurity>
  <SchemaSecurity> 1 | 2 </SchemaSecurity>
  <WriteSecurity> 1 | 2 | 4 </WriteSecurity>
</Security>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None

Child elements

Parent elements

Occurrences

  • Minimum: 0
  • Maximum: 1

Remarks

The following table summarizes possible values that subelements of the Security element can contain.

Value ReadSecurity SchemaSecurity WriteSecurity
1
Read all items.
Anyone can modify the schema (add and delete columns, etc.).
Write all items.
2
Read only my items.
Only the list owner can modify the schema.
Write only my items.
4
N/A
N/A
Write no items (read-only list).

Example

The following example outlines how to use the Security element.

<List Name="Announcements"...>
    ...
  <Security>
    <ReadSecurity>1</ReadSecurity>
    <WriteSecurity>1</WriteSecurity>
    <SchemaSecurity>1</SchemaSecurity>
  </Security>
    ...
</List>