OP Security

Operator (OP) status grants full control over your Minecraft server. Mismanaging OP access is one of the most common security vulnerabilities.

Best Practices

• Limit OP access — Only grant OP to people you absolutely trust
• Use permissions instead — A permissions plugin like LuckPerms gives you granular control
• Never give OP to strangers — Players you don't know personally should never have OP
• Audit OP list — Periodically review who has OP with or as needed
• Console access beats OP — Perform admin actions from the Cafora console instead

Why Not Use OP?

OP bypasses all permission checks. An OP player can:

• Run any command including , ,
• Access command blocks
• Bypass spawn protection
• Access all world data

Permission plugins give you fine-grained control without granting full server access.