Roles

A role is a container for resources. Since resources are single permissions, a role is a set of permissions. You can add any number and combination of resources to a role.

How to use roles

• Add resources to a role to create a set of permissions
• Assign roles to credentials (users) to grant users that set of permissions
• A role can have multiple resources
• The same resource can be present in multiple roles
• Multiple credentials can be assigned the same role

Creating a role

1. From the Roles page, click Create role.
2. Name the role, and select or deslect Global role.
3. Click Create role.

Editing roles

1. From the Roles page, click on the role you'd like to edit.
2. To edit resources in a role, click Edit in the Resources section.
3. To assign the role to credentials, click Assign credentials and choose users from the dropdown list.