Example to turn off some of the security features for local development with Sitecore PowerShell Extensions. https://alan-null.github.io/2017/01/spe-dev-config

Spe.ShieldsDown.config

<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
  <sitecore>
    <powershell>
      <services>
        <remoting>
          <patch:attribute name="enabled">true</patch:attribute>
          <authorization>
            <add Permission="Allow" IdentityType="User" Identity="sitecore\admin" />
          </authorization>
        </remoting>
        <restfulv2>
          <patch:attribute name="enabled">true</patch:attribute>
        </restfulv2>
      </services>
      <userAccountControl>
        <gates>
          <gate name="ISE">
              <patch:delete/>
          </gate>
          <gate name="Console">
              <patch:delete/>
          </gate>
          <gate name="ItemSave">
              <patch:delete/>
          </gate>
          <gate name="ISE" token="Permissive"/>
          <gate name="Console" token="Permissive"/>
          <gate name="ItemSave" token="Permissive"/>
        </gates>
        <tokens>
          <token name="Permissive" expiration="00:00:00" elevationAction="Allow"/>
        </tokens>
      </userAccountControl>
    </powershell>
  </sitecore>
</configuration>