User Permissions for WSO2 MB

This section explains in detail how the Management Console of a WSO2 product can be used for configuring the permissions granted to a user role. You will also find detailed descriptions on all the types of permissions that can be granted.

Introduction to role-based permissions

The User Management module in WSO2 products enable role-based access. With this functionality, the permissions enabled for a particular role determines what that user can do using the Management Console of a WSO2 product. Permissions can be granted to a role at two levels:

• Super tenant level: A role with super tenant permissions is used for managing all the tenants in the system and also for managing the key features in the system, which are applicable to all the tenants. 
• Tenant level: A role with tenant level permissions is only applicable to individual tenant spaces.

By default, every WSO2 product comes with the following User, Role and Permissions configured:

• The Admin user and Admin role is defined and linked to each other in the user-mgt.xml file, stored in the <PRODUCT_HOME>/repository/conf/ directory as shown below.

  <AddAdmin>true</AddAdmin>
  <AdminRole>admin</AdminRole>
  <AdminUser>
       <UserName>admin</UserName>
       <Password>admin</Password>
  </AdminUser>

• The Admin role has all the permissions in the system enabled by default. Therefore, this is a super tenant, with all permissions enabled.

You will be able to log in to the Management Console of the product with the Admin user defined in the user-mgt.xml file. You can then create new users and roles and configure permissions for the roles using the Management Console. However, note that you cannot modify the permissions of the Admin role. The possibility of managing users, roles and permissions is granted by the User Management permission. See the documentation on configuring the system administrator for more information.

Configuring permissions for a role

To configure the permissions for a role:

1. Click Users and Roles in the Configure tab of the navigator. All the roles created in the system will be listed in the Roles page as shown below.
   

2. Click Permissions to open the permissions navigator for the role as shown below.
    
   Note that there may be other categories of permissions enabled for a WSO2 product, depending on the type of features that are installed in the product. 

3. You can select the relevant check boxes to enable the required permissions for your role. The descriptions of all the available permissions are explained below.

Descriptions of permissions

Let us now go through each of the options available in the permissions navigator to understand how they apply to functions in WSO2 MB.

Log-in permissions

The Login permission defined under Admin permissions allows users to log in to the Management Console of the product. Therefore, this is the primary permission required for using the Management Console.

Super Tenant permissions

The following table describes the permissions at Super Tenant level. These are also referred to as Super Admin permissions.

Permission	Description of UI menus enabled
Configuration permissions:	The Super Admin/Configuration permissions are used to grant permission to the key functions in a product server, which are common to all the tenants. In each WSO2 product, several configuration permissions will be available depending on the type of features that are installed in the product. - Feature Management permission ensures that a user can control the features installed in the product using the Management Console. That is, the Features option will be enabled under the Configure menu. See the topic on feature management for more information. - Logging permission enables the possibility to configure server logging from the Management Console. That is, the Logging option will be enabled under the Configure menu. See the topic on logging management for more information.
Management permissions:	The Super Admin/Manage permissions are used for adding new tenants and monitoring them. - Modify/Tenants permission enables the Add New Tenant option in the Configure menu of the Management Console, which allows users to add new tenants. - Monitor/Tenants permission enables the View Tenants option in the Configure menu of the Management Console. See the topic on configuring multiple tenants for more information.
Server Admin permissions:	Selecting the Server Admin permission enables the Shutdown/Restart option in the Main menu of the Management Console.

Tenant-level permissions

The following table describes the permissions at Tenant level. These are also referred to as Admin permissions.

Configuration permissions

The following table explains the permissions required for performing various configuration tasks in the WSO2 MB.

Permissions for managing Queues and Topics

WSO2 Message Broker is primarily used for brokering messages between external applications using /wiki/spaces/MB350/pages/46071939 and /wiki/spaces/MB350/pages/46071945. Explained below are the role-based permissions applicable for working with queues and topics in WSO2 MB.

• Permissions required for working with /wiki/spaces/MB350/pages/46071941:

  Permission level	Description of UI menus enabled
  Admin/Queue/Add	This permission enables the option to Add queues. You will be able to add new queues and view a list of the available queues with this permission. To be able to delete, purge messages to a queue or browse details of a queue, you need the following permissions. Note that a user that has permission to Add new queues, by default obtains permission to consume messages from all queues created by the same user and to publish messages to the same queues.
  Admin/Manage/Queue/Browse	This permission enables the Browse option for Queues. When you go to the Main tab and click Queues -> List, you will see the Browse link enabled for each queue.
  Admin/Manage/Queue/Delete	This permission enables the Delete option for Queues. When you go to the Main tab and click Queues -> List, you will see the Delete link enabled for each queue.
  Admin/Manage/Queue/Purge	This permission enables the Purge Messages option for Queues. When you go to the Main tab and click Queues -> List, you will see the Purge Messages link enabled for each queue.
  Admin/Manage/Dead Letter Channel	This permission enables users to see any queue information that is stored in the Dead Letter Channel. When this node is selected, the following permissions will be automatically granted: Browse: Allows users to browse details of a queue stored in the Dead Letter Channel. Delete: Allows users to delete any queue stored in the Dead Letter Channel. Reroute: Allows users to reroute a queue stored in the Dead Letter Channel to any other queue chosen by the user. Restore: Allows users to restore a queue stored in the Dead Letter Channel to the queue from which it originated.

• Permissions required for working with /wiki/spaces/MB350/pages/46071947:

  Permission level	Description of UI menus enabled
  Admin/Manage/Topic/Add	This permission enables the possibility of adding topics and sub topics. When you go to the Main tab, the Add option will be enabled Topics, which can be used to add a new topic. When you go to Topics -> List and select a particular topic, the Add Subtopic link will also be enabled. Note that a user that has permission to Add new topics, by default obtains permission to subscribe and publish to all the topics that are created by the same user.
  Admin/Manage/Topic/Delete	This permission enables the possibility of deleting topics and subtopics. When you go to Topics -> List and select a particular topic, the Delete link will be enabled. Note that the Admin/Manage/Resources/Browse permission node should also be enabled for topic deletion to be allowed.
  Admin/Manage/Topic/Details	This permission enables the possibility of checking the details of topics and subtopics. When you go to Topics -> List and select a particular topic, the Details link will be enabled.

• Listed below are the permissions that will allow users to manage /wiki/spaces/MB350/pages/46071957.

  Permission level	Description of UI menus enabled
  Admin/Manage/Subscription/Queue	This permission enables the possibility of viewing details of queue subscribers. The Subscription -> Queue Subscription List option will be available in the Main tab.
  Admin/Manage/Subscription/CloseQueueSubscriptions	This permission in addition to 'Admin/Manage/Subscription/Queue' will allow users to close queue subscriptions.
  Admin/Manage/Subscription/Topic	This permission enables the possibility of viewing details of topic subscribers. The Subscription -> Topic Subscription List option will be available in the Main tab.
  Admin/Manage/Subscription/CloseTopicSubscriptions	This permission in addition to 'Admin/Manage/Subscription/Topic' will allow users to close topic subscriptions.

General management permissions

Listed below are the permissions for some of the general functions applicable to WSO2 MB. 

Permissions for monitoring