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Security Terms

Term

Definition

Domain

Organization units that can be used to separate users into different groups, each with its own set of account administrators and security policy requirements.

Environment

Configuration and dataset context used when a user is accessing an application.

Roles

Assigned to a user in order to grant them privileges in an application. Roles are made up of individual application permissions that are bundled together.

Permission

Authorization for a user to access an application function.

Security Permissions

Term

Definition

Manage Domains

Allows a user to create new domains within a company, set password policies, and to see all domains within the company.

Manage Roles

Allows a user to add, edit and delete roles.

Manage Users

Allows a user to add, view, and assign roles for other user accounts. The permission allows for editing of account settings except passwords and security questions.

Manage Passwords

Allows a user to set a user’s password or to clear their security questions.

View Domains

Allows a user to view information associated with their company’s user domains as well as view user account information for users within all domains.

View Users

Allows a user to view user account information for other users.