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# Defining Security Classes

## Whether your institution chooses to inherit Security Class definitions from Colleague or create an independent structure within Clarity, hierarchical access is simple to administer.

Clarity relies on patterns in the data to match account structures, which makes the environment very flexible and granular. To access existing security classes, navigate to Security Classes \> Display Security Classes in the main navigation.

![security\_classes](https://kb.fundfive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/security_classes.png?width=600&name=security_classes.png)  
To add a new security class, navigate to Security Classes \> Add Security Class in the main navigation. Enter the new name for the class, along with the account patterns that should be included or excluded for those that are assigned the new class.

![new\_security](https://kb.fundfive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/new_security.png?width=600&name=new_security.png)

*Note: During implementation, FundFive works with each institution to setup Clarity based on individual business rules. That said, we also know that you're grown ups, and so we want you to have the ability to administer your own systems independent of having to call us or open a ticket. This section contains all of the information for tweaking your installation's settings. As an administrator in Clarity, you have the ability to update general settings, manage user accounts and permissions, define security classes, and set authentication methods.*

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