PortSight Secure Access Documentation

Secure Access User Interface Permissions

 

Secure Access administrative user interface has its own security settings. You can specify permissions for particular users (administrators or developers) so that they can manage only particular sections, such as users, applications, auditing log, etc. The following table contains description of those permissions:

Secure Access Administrative User Interface Permissions

Application part Permissions

Applications (including management of application parts, permission types, roles and permission matrix)

  • Read - Can read all information in the application management.

  • Change - Can modify all information in the application management.

  • Create - Can create new items in the application management.

  • Delete - Can delete all information in the application management.

  • Manage Permissions - Can manage permissions for all applications and delegate administration of permissions and role members.

Auditing Log

  • Read - Can read all log records.

  • Delete - Can delete all log records.

Catalog Settings

  • Read - Can read catalog settings.

  • Change - Can modify catalog settings.

Custom Properties Definition

  • Read - Can read all items.

  • Change - Can modify all items.

  • Create - Can create new items.

  • Delete - Can delete all items.

Organizational Units

  • Read - Can read all items.

  • Change - Can modify all items.

  • Create - Can create new items.

  • Delete - Can delete all items.

  • Manage Membership - Can manage members and membership of all organizational units and can delegate the administration of members of particular organizational unit.

User Groups

  • Read - Can read all items.

  • Change - Can modify all items.

  • Create - Can create new items.

  • Delete - Can delete all items.

  • Manage Membership - Can manage members and membership of all user groups and can delegate the administration of members of particular user group.

Users

  • Read - Can read all items.

  • Change - Can modify all items.

  • Create - Can create new items.

  • Delete - Can delete all items.

  • Manage Membership - Can manage user membership of all users.

 

There are predefined typical roles for Secure Access administration with following permissions:

Secure Access Roles

Role Description

Secure Access Administrator

Administrator can manage everything.

Secure Access Application Administrator

Application administrator manages list of applications and their properties, as well as permissions.

Secure Access Auditing Log Administrator

Auditing log administrator can read and delete all auditing log records.

Secure Access Catalog Administrator

Catalog administrator can manage catalog settings.

Secure Access Object Schemas Administrator

Object schemas administrator can manage custom properties for all object types (user, user groups, etc.).

Secure Access Operators Administrator

Operators administrator manages all users, groups and organizational units and their members.

Secure Access Reader

Reader can read all information in the Secure Access catalog but cannot modify them.

Delegation

Delegation feature allows administrators to delegate other users (such as managers or team leaders) manage particular items by themselves. The delegation can be used for management of user group members, organizational unit members, role members and for management of permissions for particular application or application part.

You can modify delegated users in the "Delegated Users" section in user group/role/organizational units/application/application part details dialog.