Enabling item level security

Hi,
We are using portal version 3.0.9. We are trying to implement security at the item level and have super-user rights. According to <http://portalstudio.oracle.com/help/sblgrapi.htm>, if you scroll all the way to the bottom it says that "You cannot enable item level security for items in the Portlet Repository content area." I am assuming that this Portlet Repository content area is referring to the Administer->Display Portlet Repository ->Seeded Providers -> Portal Content Area -> Content Areas
The items that we want to secure are currently in the folder called "other providers" but I can also access the items from within the portal repository content areas.
So far I have been specifying access to the page, the category, the folder, and the item, and when I log in as a view only user I still can see things that I shouldn't. Perhaps, it is because it is somehow still in the repository?
I think that I am missing a step somewhere. I have cleared inherit privileges and enable item level security wherever I could find that option while editing. Has anyone successfully added security to even a folder?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Lindsay

Lindsay,
I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you can secure access to portlets that are shown in the portlet repository
through the Access tab that is available when you "Edit" the portlet entry in the Edit Folder view of the Portlet repository.
[ol]
[li]Go to the portlet repository
[li]Navigate to the appropriate folder
[li]Edit the folder
[li]Click on the Edit link beside the portlet of interest
[li]Click on the Access tab
[li]Turn on access control and specify privileges on the portlet.
[ol]
See if this is what you are looking for, or let me know if I'm off base.

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