Role is a title containing permissions for users to manage security.Different roles are created with various combinations of permissions with the objective of segregation of duties for users who access the Server.
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Click on the "Add New Role" link.
6. Enter the name for the role and click "Next." You can also click "Finish," in which case the new role will be created with default permissions (none) and no assigned users.
7. Role Information
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“Domain” label specifies the user-store in which the role information are saved. The domain is set to "PRIMARY" by default in single-user-store option whereas in multiple-user-store,all the user-stores are populated in the domain dropdown list allowing to choose required user-store.
There are two options available with the “Role Information Page”, namely “Role Only” and “Role with Permissions” options.By clicking the ‘Finish’ button propergates to save the role with the no permission whereas selecting the “Next” button directs to the “Role with Permissions” option.
7. Permission List
The permission model of WSO2 Identity Server is hierarchical. Permissions can be assigned to a role in a fine-grained or a coarse-grained manner. For example, you can either select the whole class of permissions, such as "Configure," by checking the corresponding box, or you can expand that class and select one or several items.
Select the permissions you would like to add to your role and click "Next."
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“Permission List” page shows two methods, namely “Save Role Only” and “Attaching Users With the Role” .
By clicking the ‘Finish’ button after marking the required permissions in the permission list tree propagates to save the role with the specified permissions whereas selecting the “Next” button directs to the “Attaching Users With the Role” option.
8.User List
Select the users to be assigned to the role. You can conduct a search by name, or view all users by entering "*" into the search field.
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9. Click "Search."
10. Select the users you want to add the role to.
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