# Subcategory does not inherit security settings

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-does-not-inherit-security-settings/101122>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 2, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-does-not-inherit-security-settings/101122 "2018-11-02T08:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-does-not-inherit-security-settings/101122/3 "2018-11-02T12:29:26Z")

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Yep, this is by design, and many topics over the matter  
[https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=category%20inherit&expanded=true](https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=category%20inherit&expanded=true)

There is some discussion around adding some additional validation ensuring the child category meets the same security permissions as the parent though at [Shouldn't a category be the mother of all subcategories? - #3 by sam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shouldnt-a-category-be-the-mother-of-all-subcategories/92954/3)

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