| Method | PUT /db/_security | |
| Request | JSON specifying the admin and user security for the database | |
| Response | JSON status message | |
| Admin Privileges Required | no | |
      Sets the security object for the given database.For example, to
      set the security object for the recipes
      database:
    
PUT http://couchdb:5984/recipes/_security
Content-Type: application/json
{
   "admins" : {
      "roles" : [],
      "names" : [
         "mc",
         "slp"
      ]
   },
   "readers" : {
      "roles" : [],
      "names" : [
         "tim",
         "brian"
      ]
   }
}If the setting was successful, a JSON status object will be returned:
{
   "ok" : true
}