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title: "Get started with Macro Security for Confluence"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CMSP/3034939450/Get%20started%20with%20Macro%20Security%20for%20Confluence"
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> Macro (aura-html)

Macro Security for Confluence allows admins to restrict powerful macro capabilities to trusted users, groups, or spaces while still allowing other Confluence users to view the rendered macro content created.

# Features

- Configuration at the macro and parameter value level
- Restrict macro use and, optionally, specific macro capabilities (parameters) to [trusted users or groups](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67404089/Understanding+How+Macro+Security+Works#UnderstandingHowMacroSecurityWorks-TUG)
- Restrict macro use and, optionally, specific macro capabilities (parameters) to content residing in [trusted spaces](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67404089/Understanding+How+Macro+Security+Works#UnderstandingHowMacroSecurityWorks-TS)
- Restrict macro use to within global or space templates
- [Special support](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67404995) for the **live-templates** macro
- Works with [Macro Security Managed Macros](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67404857) and [user macros](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67405273)


> ✅ **Adding Macro Security support to your apps**
> ✅ 
> ✅ Adding Macro Security support is a very straightforward process. If you are an app developer, learn more about adding Macro Security support on the [Implementing Macro Security Support in Add-ons](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMSP/pages/67404196) page.