diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
index 6e55567544..7571d7f9a9 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@
 #define TGS_REBOOT_MODE_SHUTDOWN 1
 #define TGS_REBOOT_MODE_RESTART 2
 
+#define TGS_SECURTY_TRUSTED 0
+#define TGS_SECURITY_SAFE 1
+#define TGS_SECURITY_ULTRASAFE 2
+
 //REQUIRED HOOKS
 
 //Call this somewhere in /world/New() that is always run
 //event_handler: optional user defined event handler. The default behaviour is to broadcast the event in english to all connected admin channels
-/world/proc/TgsNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler)
+//minimum_required_security_level: The minimum required security level to run the game in which the DMAPI is integrated
+/world/proc/TgsNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler, minimum_required_security_level = TGS_SERCURITY_ULTRASAFE)
 	return
 
 //Call this when your initializations are complete and your game is ready to play before any player interactions happen
@@ -155,6 +160,10 @@
 /world/proc/TgsRevision()
 	return
 
+//Get the current BYOND security level
+/world/proc/TgsSecurityLevel()
+	return
+
 //Gets a list of active `/datum/tgs_revision_information/test_merge`s
 /world/proc/TgsTestMerges()
 	return
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
index 1158fdbd34..e0495aba4e 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/world/TgsNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler)
+/world/TgsNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler, minimum_required_security_level = TGS_SECURITY_ULTRASAFE)
 	var/current_api = TGS_READ_GLOBAL(tgs)
 	if(current_api)
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("TgsNew(): TGS API datum already set ([current_api])!")
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 	TGS_WRITE_GLOBAL(tgs, new_api)
 
-	var/result = new_api.OnWorldNew(event_handler ? event_handler : new /datum/tgs_event_handler/tgs_default)
+	var/result = new_api.OnWorldNew(event_handler ? event_handler : new /datum/tgs_event_handler/tgs_default, minimum_required_security_level)
 	if(!result || result == TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED)
 		TGS_WRITE_GLOBAL(tgs, null)
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Failed to activate API!")
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@
 	if(api)
 		api.ChatPrivateMessage(message, user)
 
+/world/TgsSecurityLevel()
+	var/datum/tgs_api/api = TGS_READ_GLOBAL(tgs)
+	if(api)
+		api.SecurityLevel()
+
 /*
 The MIT License
 
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/datum.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/datum.dm
index f81569136c..9ae5247989 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/datum.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/datum.dm
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ TGS_PROTECT_DATUM(/datum/tgs_api)
 
 /datum/tgs_api/proc/ChatTargetedBroadcast(message, admin_only)
 	return TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED
-
+	
 /datum/tgs_api/proc/ChatPrivateMessage(message, admin_only)
 	return TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED
 
+/datum/tgs_api/proc/SecurityLevel()
+	return TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED
+
 /*
 The MIT License
 
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v3210/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v3210/api.dm
index 1c04be9212..63bc0beb2b 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v3210/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v3210/api.dm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 /datum/tgs_api/v3210/proc/file2list(filename)
 	return splittext(trim_left(trim_right(file2text(filename))), "\n")
 
-/datum/tgs_api/v3210/OnWorldNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler)	//don't use event handling in this version
+/datum/tgs_api/v3210/OnWorldNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler, minimum_required_security_level)	//don't use event handling in this version
 	. = FALSE
 
 	comms_key = world.params[SERVICE_WORLD_PARAM]
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@
 /datum/tgs_api/v3210/ChatPrivateMessage(message, datum/tgs_chat_user/user)
 	return TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED
 
+/datum/tgs_api/v3210/SecurityLevel()
+	return TGS_SECURITY_TRUSTED
+
 #undef REBOOT_MODE_NORMAL
 #undef REBOOT_MODE_HARD
 #undef REBOOT_MODE_SHUTDOWN
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
index 92251d1e43..4fb8afc385 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 /datum/tgs_api/v4/ApiVersion()
 	return "4.0.0.0"
 
-/datum/tgs_api/v4/OnWorldNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler)
+/datum/tgs_api/v4/OnWorldNew(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler, minimum_required_security_level)
 	json_path = world.params[TGS4_PARAM_INFO_JSON]
 	if(!json_path)
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Missing [TGS4_PARAM_INFO_JSON] world parameter!")
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 	if(cached_json["apiValidateOnly"])
 		TGS_INFO_LOG("Validating API and exiting...")
-		Export(TGS4_COMM_VALIDATE)
+		Export(TGS4_COMM_VALIDATE, list(TGS4_PARAMETER_DATA = minimum_required_security_level))
 		del(world)
 
 	chat_channels_json_path = cached_json["chatChannelsJson"]
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 		//request a new port
 		export_lock = FALSE
-		var/list/new_port_json = Export(TGS4_COMM_NEW_PORT, list("current_port" = "[world.port]"))	//stringify this on purpose
+		var/list/new_port_json = Export(TGS4_COMM_NEW_PORT, list(TGS4_PARAMETER_DATA = "[world.port]"))	//stringify this on purpose
 		
 		if(!new_port_json)
 			TGS_ERROR_LOG("No new port response from server![TGS4_PORT_CRITFAIL_MESSAGE]")