MATRIX SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING USER ACCOUNTS AND SECURITY SETTINGS

A network accessible user interface system for managing computer security rights is provided. The user interface system may include a graphical user interface for displaying and managing access rights to computer resources on a computer system or network, a collapsible navigation tool, and an administrator authentication module. The graphical user interface may contain security matrices, each with at least two axes that display the resource and resource container hierarchy of the computer system and/or network, and also display the security principal hierarchy of the computer system and/or network, as well as the access rights the principals have to the corresponding resources on the computer system and/or network.