If you are defending the station, or arranging a trade deal, or protecting someone and you have access to a station key grouping the other player in should allow that grouped member either IFF or docking access (depending on what the group lead has)

These privileges would go away if the group was disbanded or someone with the key left the group.

Perhaps the group leader can also specify if it is only IFF or docked to inherit as well, default being both.

+1

The only reason to be against this idea is if you are a sneaky low down back stabbing jerk!

true and then the owner would just revoke your key

+1.

Hmm. But to stay in keeping with the existing standards, it would make sense for this to only be possible for Owners, not for Users. Ie, if you have a User Key you don't have this option. Thoughts?

That's an idea, or have it as a check box with iff and dock, add "group"

then the owner can decide who is their trustworthy users who can bring people in with groups to check things out

I agree with incarnate... besides, you might group with an itani for a levi then sneak into his station while hes fighting and make a few turrets, lol. Very exploitable.