diff --git a/app/Classes/FTN/Tic.php b/app/Classes/FTN/Tic.php
index 1cdcb37..51dacc5 100644
--- a/app/Classes/FTN/Tic.php
+++ b/app/Classes/FTN/Tic.php
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class Tic extends FTNBase
 
 		// Validate sender is permitted to write
 		// @todo Send a notification
-		if (! $this->file->filearea->sec_write || ($this->file->fftn->security < $this->file->filearea->sec_write))
+		if (! $this->file->filearea->can_write($this->file->fftn->security))
 			throw new NoWriteSecurityException(sprintf('Node [%s] doesnt have enough security to write to [%s] (%d)',$this->file->fftn->ftn,$this->file->filearea->name,$this->file->fftn->security));
 
 		// If the file create time is blank, we'll take the files
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Areafix/Rescan.php b/app/Console/Commands/Areafix/Rescan.php
index 43187c7..ddd29bb 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Areafix/Rescan.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Areafix/Rescan.php
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class Rescan extends Command
 			throw new \Exception(sprintf('FTN [%s] is not subscribed to [%s]',$ao->ftn,$eao->name));
 
 		// Check that an FTN can read the area
-		if (! $eao->sec_read || ($ao->security < $eao->sec_read))
-			throw new \Exception(sprintf('FTN [%s] doesnt have permission to received [%s]',$ao->ftn,$eao->name));
+		if (! $eao->can_read($ao->security))
+			throw new \Exception(sprintf('FTN [%s] doesnt have permission to receive [%s]',$ao->ftn,$eao->name));
 
 		foreach (Echomail::select('id')
 			->where('echoarea_id',$eao->id)
diff --git a/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php b/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
index 7391c6c..1a52360 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class MessageProcess implements ShouldQueue
 			}
 
 			// Can the system send messages to this area?
-			if (! $ea->sec_write || ($this->pktsrc->security < $ea->sec_write)) {
+			if (! $ea->can_write($this->pktsrc->security)) {
 				Log::alert(sprintf('%s:! FTN [%s] is not allowed to post [%s] to [%s].',self::LOGKEY,$this->pktsrc->ftn,$this->msg->msgid,$ea->name));
 				if (! $this->msg->rescanned->count())
 					Notification::route('netmail',$this->pktsrc)->notify(new EchoareaNoWrite($this->msg));
diff --git a/app/Models/Echomail.php b/app/Models/Echomail.php
index efbc265..6e3ab46 100644
--- a/app/Models/Echomail.php
+++ b/app/Models/Echomail.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ final class Echomail extends Model implements Packet
 				$exportto = ($x=$model
 					->echoarea
 					->addresses
-					->filter(function($item) use ($model) { return $item->security >= $model->echoarea->sec_read; }))
+					->filter(function($item) use ($model) { return $model->echoarea->can_read($item->security); }))
 					->pluck('id')
 					->diff($seenby);
 
diff --git a/app/Models/File.php b/app/Models/File.php
index f949197..5ec2c67 100644
--- a/app/Models/File.php
+++ b/app/Models/File.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class File extends Model
 				$exportto = $model
 					->filearea
 					->addresses
-					->filter(function($item) use ($model) { return $item->security >= $model->filearea->sec_read; })
+					->filter(function($item) use ($model) { return $model->filearea->can_read($item->security); })
 					->pluck('id')
 					->diff($seenby);
 
diff --git a/app/Traits/AreaSecurity.php b/app/Traits/AreaSecurity.php
index dd64e22..2a9128b 100644
--- a/app/Traits/AreaSecurity.php
+++ b/app/Traits/AreaSecurity.php
@@ -7,6 +7,39 @@ namespace App\Traits;
 
 trait AreaSecurity
 {
+	/**
+	 * Does the security level provide read or write access
+	 *
+	 * @param int $sec
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function can_access(int $sec): bool
+	{
+		return $this->can_read($sec) || $this->can_write($sec);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the security level provide read access
+	 *
+	 * @param int $sec
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function can_read(int $sec): bool
+	{
+		return $this->active && (($sec >= ($x=$this->getSecReadAttribute())) && $x);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the security level provide write access
+	 *
+	 * @param int $sec
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function can_write(int $sec): bool
+	{
+		return $this->active && (($sec >= ($x=$this->getSecWriteAttribute())) && $x);
+	}
+
 	public function getSecReadAttribute(): int
 	{
 		return ($this->security>>3) & 0x7;
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index 8c000ac..246412a 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
 						->sortBy('name')) as $o)
 						<tr>
 							<th class="nowrap">
-								<a href="{{ url('domain/view',[$o->id]) }}">{{ $o->name }}</a> <small>({{ $sec=$user->systems->pluck('akas')->flatten()->filter(function($item) use ($o) { return $item->zone->domain_id === $o->id; })->max('security') ?? '-' }})</small><br><br>
+								<a href="{{ url('domain/view',[$o->id]) }}">{{ $o->name }}</a> <small>({{ ($sec=$user->systems->pluck('akas')->flatten()->filter(function($item) use ($o) { return $item->zone->domain_id === $o->id; })->max('security') ?: 0) ?? '-' }})</small><br><br>
 								{{ ($sub=$user->systems->pluck('akas')->flatten()->pluck('echoareas')->flatten()->filter(function($item) use ($o) { return $item->domain_id === $o->id; }))->count() }} <small>Subscribed</small>
 							</th>
 							<td>
 								@foreach ($o->echoareas->sortBy('name') as $eo)
-									<span style="@if (($sec < $eo->sec_read) || ($sec < $eo->sec_write) || ! $eo->active) color: red; @elseif($sub->where('name',$eo->name)->count()) color: green; @endif">{{ $eo->name }}</span>
+									<span style="@if(! $eo->active) color: gray; @elseif(! $eo->can_access($sec)) color: red; @elseif($sub->where('name',$eo->name)->count()) color: green; @endif">{{ $eo->name }}</span>
 								@endforeach
 							</td>
 						</tr>
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 		--}}
 	</style>
 @append
+
 @section('page-scripts')
 	@js('highcharts')