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Learn about sensitive operations for resources and the roles that are required to perform those operations. Sensitive operations include common tasks such as viewing portlets on specific pages and complex, high-risk tasks like running XML configuration interface scripts.

Roles provide permissions for user to perform specific operations on resources. The following tables denote roles as follows: Role@Resource.

Notes about the following tables:

  • The following tables list minimum role assignments that are necessary to perform sensitive operations. Roles are organized in a hierarchy. Roles that are higher in the hierarchy generally include the permissions of roles that are lower in the role hierarchy. For example, to install web modules the editor role on the virtual resource Web Modules, Editor@Web Modules, is the minimum role assignment for this operation. The manager role is higher in the hierarchy than the editor role. For this reason, the manager role includes the permissions of the editor role. Manager@Web Modules also allows users to install web modules.
  • When access permissions are granted to any listed resource, it inherently requires access to the resource Access Control Administration.
  • Use the Access Control Administration to change the owner of a resource.
  • The resources that are listed can be different depending on other products that might be installed with the product. Some roles are required on virtual resources; other roles must be on resource instances.
  • Users might also have access permissions for some operations through ownership of resources.

  • Definition of terms:

    • *private*

      Accessible only by the owner of the resource.

      Note: Creators of private resources automatically gain rights that are similar to the rights of a Manager. For example, if you create a private page, you have rights similar to manager for that page. You can also perform certain actions such as changing the page theme or deleting the page.

    • *non-private*

      Accessible by those people who were granted access to the resource.

    • *public*

      Accessible without authentication.

Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing the access control configuration of a resource R If R is under internal PORTAL protection: Security Administrator@R or Security Administrator@PORTAL. If R is under external protection: Security Administrator@R or Security Administrator@PORTAL + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Notes:
- PORTAL and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the IBM® Security Access Manager pdadmin> command line or the Computer Associates eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Creating a role RT on resource R If R is under PORTAL protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R or Security Administrator@PORTALIf R is under external protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R or Security Administrator@PORTAL + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Notes:
- PORTAL and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the Security Access Manager pdadmin> command line or the eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Deleting a role that is created from role RT on resource R. All corresponding role mappings are also deleted. If R is under internal PORTAL protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R + Delegator role on all assigned principals or Security Administrator@PORTALIf R is under external protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R + Delegator role on all assigned principals or Security Administrator@PORTAL + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Notes:
- PORTAL and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the Security Access Manager pdadmin> command line or the eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Creating or deleting a role assignment for user or group U created from role RT on resource R If R is under internal PORTAL protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R + Delegator@U or Security Administrator@PORTALIf R is under external protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R + Delegator@U or Security Administrator@PORTAL + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Notes:
- PORTAL and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the Security Access Manager pdadmin> command lineor the eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Creating or deleting a role block for all roles that are created from role RT on resource R If R is under internal PORTAL protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R or Security Administrator@PORTALIf R is under external protection: Security Administrator@R + RT@R or Security Administrator@PORTAL + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Note: A Security Administrator on this resource is always implicitly a Delegator on this resource. For all other roles, the Security Administrator@R plus the previous assignments are required.
Notes:
- PORTAL and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the Security Access Manager pdadmin> command lineor the eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Externalizing or internalizing resources:
Moving a resource R back and forth from internal to external control. All non-private child resources of R move with it. Private resources cannot be externalized.		 Security Administrator@R + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL or Security Administrator@Portal + Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL
Notes:
- Portal and EXTERNAL_ACCESS_CONTROL are virtual resources.
- The Security Administrator@EXTERNAL\_ACCESS\_CONTROL role is created and managed in the External Security Manager. It must be modified with the external security management tools. For example, use the Security Access Manager pdadmin> command lineor the eTrust SiteMinder administrative console.
Modifying the owner of a resource:
Setting a user or group U1 as new owner of the non-private resource R, where the old owner was U2		 Delegator@U1, Delegator@U2, Manager@R, and Security_Administrator@R
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing a Business Rule User@Business Rules Workspace
Set this permission on the Business Rules workspace in the Personalization navigator by selecting the root node and then choosing Extra Action > Edit Access from the menu.
Creating a Business Rule Contributor@Business Rules Workspace
Important: Contributor@Business Rules Workspace is the minimum required access permission to create a Business Rule. However, you must use Editor@Business Rules Workspace to create and maintain business rules and use the Portal administration facilities.
Deleting a Business Rule Manager@Business Rules Workspace
Assigning a Business rule to a page P For non-private pages: Editor@P and User@Business Rules WorkspaceFor private pages: Priviliged User@P and User@Business Rules Workspace
Assigning a Business rule to a portlet PO on page P For non-private pages: Editor@P, User@PO, and User@Business Rules Workspace
For private pages: Privileged User@P, User@PO, and User@Business Rules Workspace
Additional actions Use the Set Access icon in Personalization to add a user or a group to a role on the root of the workspace. The same role is given to that user or group for all Web Content Manager libraries, policies, and templates.
Create or edit Segment Groups - Editor@Business Rules Workspace
To be able to create Segment Groups, the user must have read access to the Application objects and Resource Collections that are used in the segment group definition. Write access is required to add or manage dynamic properties. To obtain this level of access, the user must be given the Editor@Business Rules Workspace role on the Business Rules workspace.
- Set as Editor of the library that contains the segment groups.
Editor role is required on the web content library to be able to create and edit segment groups. Log in to HCL Portal. Click the Administration menu icon. Then, click Portal Content > Web Content Libraries. Click the Set permissions icon on the Web Content library to set the Editor role. For information about the roles, go to Web content management roles.
Use Segments from Segment Groups to target content Set as User on the segment groups to be accessible.Set this access at the library level or Segments folder level to give access to all segment groups within the library. Use the Web Content Libraries portlet to set access. Alternatively, set this access at the item level to give access to individual segment groups. For information about the roles, go to Web content management roles.
To target content on a Web Content Viewer portlet on a page, a user must have the following roles:
- Editor on the Web Content Viewer portlet. Click the Administration menu icon. Then, click Portlet Management > Portlets.
- Editor on the page itself.
- User on the content to be targeted.
- Contributor on the library where the content is stored.
- Editor on the Site Areas and Pages library resource (item types) in the Portal Site Library. Go to the Web Content Library. Click the Library resources icon for this library. Then, click the Set permissions icon for Site Areas and Pages. You can now add users and groups to the Editor role.
Sensitive operation and description
Note: The operations in this column specifically refer to pages only, but also applies to labels and URLs in some cases.		 Required role assignment
Traversing a page:
Viewing the navigation of a page P		 User@P or @ some child resource of P
Viewing the content of a page P, including page decoration and potentially the portlets on that page. The portlets on a page are protected separately. See the portlets on pages row of this table for information. User@P
Modifying page properties includes the following actions:
- Adding or removing markup
- Adding or removing a locale
- Adding or removing parameters
to or from a page P		 Editor@P
Modifying page properties includes Set page layout properties of a static page.P Markup editor role. If the resources are in secure locations of layout templates, use Manager role. For more information, see Adapt the list of required runtime configuration changes for your theme in the related links.
Changing the theme of a page P Editor@P
Modifying the layout of a page P includes the following actions:
- Adding or removing wires
- Managing actions		 For non-private pages: Editor@P
For private pages: Privileged User@P
For managing receiving actions of a portlet on a target page: Editor@P and Editor@PO
Customizing the layout of a non-private page:
Creating a private, implicitly derived copy of a non-private page P		 Privileged User@P
Adding a root page:
Creating and adding a new top-level page P		 For non-private pages: Editor@Pages
For private pages: Privileged User@Pages
Pages is a virtual resource.
Adding a page:
Creating a page under any Page P		 For non-private pages: Editor@P
For private pages: Privileged User@P
Creating a derived page:
Creating a page underneath P1 that is explicitly derived from page P2		 New page is private: Privileged User@P1 + Editor@P2
New page is non-private: Editor@P1 + Editor@P2
Deleting a page P and all descendant pages, including further subpages and the portlets on those pages Manager@P
Moving page P1 to a new parent page P2 For non-private pages: Manager@P1 + Editor@P2For private pages: Manager@P1 + Privileged User@P2
Locking or unlocking the contents of a non-private page P Editor@P + User@portlet (Page Locks) + User@page (Locks)
Edit page associations for a non-private page P Editor@P
Edit page associations for a private page P Privileged User@P
Enabling membership-based access control delegation for a Community Page P associated to an HCL Connections
Community C represented by the virtual user groups G. It is activated through the Limit access to this page to only community members Page Associations check mark.		 Editor@P + Security Administrator@P + Delegator@G + View Privileges@C(in HCL Connections)
Activating Portal Page Security for a web content page P that is associated with site area SA in web content library L. This security is activated through the Use Portal Page Security check mark in the Page Associations window. Editor@P + User@SA + Administrator@L and Editor@P + User@SA + Administrator@L + Manager@VirtualResource CONTENT MAPPINGS
Sensitive operation Required role assignment
Adding a root page
Creating and adding a new top-level page
Pages based on page template T		 For non-private pages: Editor@Pages and User@T
For private pages: Privileged User@Pages and User@T
Additional roles can be required based on instantiation features associated to page template T:
- T is associated to site area SA1 in Web Content Manager, and the wps.content.root label is associated with site area SA2, with default content associations on each site area. Web Content Manager view permissions on SA1 and Web Content Manager create content permissions on SA2.
- T is associated to an HCL Connections community C. Grant the following privileges to the user in HCL Connections: View C and Create new communities
- T is configured to create a community during instantiation with the ibm.portal.instantiation.community.create.new page parameter. Grant the following privileges to the user in HCL Connections: Create new communities
- T is enabled for Membership-based access control delegation: Delegator@USER\_GROUPS
USER_GROUPS is a virtual resource.
Adding a page
Creating a page from Template T under any Page P		 For private pages: Privileged User@P and User@T
Additional roles can be required based on instantiation features associated to page template T:
- T is associated to site area SA1 in Web Content Manager, and the wps.content.root label is associated with site area SA2, with default content associations on each site area. Web Content Manager view permissions on SA1 and Web Content Manager create content permissions on SA2.
- T is associated to an HCL Connections community C. Grant the following privileges to the user in HCL Connections: View C and Create new communities
- T is configured to create a community during instantiation with the ibm.portal.instantiation.community.create.new page parameter. Grant the following privileges to the user in HCL Connections: Create new communities
- T is enabled for Membership-based access control delegation: Delegator@USER\_GROUPS
USER_GROUPS is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Adding, viewing, or deleting a vault segment Management of the Credential Vault through the Credential Vault portlet requires access to an instance of the Credential Vault portlet.
Adding a shared administrative credential vault slot (containing a system credential) Management of the Credential Vault through the Credential Vault portlet requires access to an instance of the Credential Vault portlet.
Retrieving the credential from a shared administrative credential vault slot (containing a system credential) User@slot or User@ADMIN\_SLOTS
Modifying a shared administrative credential vault slot (containing a system credential) Editor@slot or Editor@ADMIN\_SLOTS
Deleting a shared administrative credential vault slot (containing a system credential) Manager@slot or Manager@ADMIN\_SLOTS
Adding, viewing, deleting, or editing a non-shared vault slot Management of the Credential Vault through the Credential Vault portlet requires access to an instance of the Credential Vault portlet.

Note

Virtual resource: ADMIN\_SLOTS is a virtual resource. The permission on this node is propagated to all slots, if it is not blocked by an inheritance or propagation block.

Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Adding or deleting portal trace settings Adding or deleting portal trace setting through the Enable Tracing portlet requires access to an instance of the Enable Tracing portlet.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Managing event handlers:
Creating, modifying, and deleting event handlers		 Security Administrator@Event Handlers
Virtual resource: Event Handlers is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Managing clients:
Viewing the portlet; deleting, modifying, and adding clients in the Manage Clients portlet		 User@Manage Clients
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a search index Editor@PSE\_Sources
Virtual resource: PSE_Sources is a virtual resource.
Associating keywords with content items through the Search Center portlet, so that they are promoted to users who search for those keywords. Administrator@ for Search Center Portlet
Virtual resource: Search Center Portlet is a virtual resource.
Modifying keywords that are associated with content items that exist in the Suggested Links portlet already. Administrator@ for Suggested Links Portlet
Virtual resource: Suggested Links Portlet is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating the New Virtual Portal Security Administrator@Portal
Virtual resource: Portal is a virtual resource.
Viewing the Virtual Portal Security Administrator@Portal
Virtual resource: Portal is a virtual resource.
Deleting the Virtual Portal Security Administrator@Portal
Virtual resource: Portal is a virtual resource.
Editing the Virtual Portal Security Administrator@Portal
Virtual resource: Portal is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Managing Markups:
Creating, deleting, or modifying a Markup		 Editor@Markups
Virtual resource: Markups is a virtual resource
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a Policy under any Policy Editor@Policy and User@Business Rules Workspace
Notes:
- Contributor@Policy is the minimum required access permission to create a Policy under any Policy, though it is not recommended. Editor@Policy is recommended to create and maintain policies and use the Portal administration utilities.
- If a rule must be created or edited during the creation of a Policy, then Editor@Business Rules Workspace and Editor@Policy is also required.
- Business Rules workspace is the root node in the Personalization navigator for Business Rules resources. Set permissions on this node by selecting the workspace node and then choosing Extra Action > Edit Access from the menu.
Assigning a Business rule to a Policy User@Business Rules and Editor@Policy
Editing a Policy Editor@Policy and User@Business Rules
Note: If a rule must be created or edited during the creation of a Policy, then Editor@Business Rules is also required.
Viewing a Policy User@Policy + User@Business Rules
Importing a new Policy Editor@Policy\_Root
Important: Contributor@Policy\_Root is the minimum required access permission to import a new Policy, however, you must use Editor@Policy\_Root to import and maintain policies and use the Portal administration utilities.
Deleting a Policy Manager@Policy + User@Business Rules
Deleting policies: When you delete a policy, the associated rule is not deleted.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing current portal settings User@Portal Settings
Virtual resource: Portal Settings is a virtual resource.
Modifying current portal settings Editor@Portal Settings
Virtual resource: Portal Settings is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing the portlet application definition information for a portlet application PA User@PA
Modifying a portlet application includes the following actions:
- Adding or removing a locale
- Setting default locale
- Modifying settings
to, from, or of the portlet application PA.		 Editor@PA
Duplicating a portlet application:
Creating a portlet application based on an existing portlet application PA		 Editor@Portlet Applications + User@PA
Virtual resource: Portlet Applications is a virtual resource.
Deleting a portlet application and removing all corresponding portlets and portlet entities from all pages within the portal Manager@PA
Enabling or disabling a portlet application:
Temporarily enabling or disabling the portlet application PA		 Manager@PA
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing an installed portlet:
Viewing the portlet definition information of a portlet PO		 User@PO
Modifying an installed portlet includes the following actions:
- Adding or removing a locale
- Setting default locale
- Modifying settings
to, from, or of the portlet PO.		 For adding or removing locales and setting default locale: Editor@PO
For modifying settings: Manager@PO
Duplicating an installed portlet:
Creating a new installed portlet based on an existing portlet PO that is part of a portlet application PA.		 Editor@Portlet Applications + User@PO + User@PA
Virtual resource: Portlet Applications is a virtual resource.
Deleting an installed portlet PO and removing all corresponding portlet entities from all pages within the portal Manager@PO
Enabling or disabling an installed portlet:
Temporarily enabling or disabling a portlet PO		 Manager@PO
Providing portlet PO as a WSRP service Editor@WSRP Export and Editor@PO
Virtual resource: WSRP Export is a virtual resource.
Withdrawing portlet PO from WSRP service Manager@WSRP Export and Editor@PO
Virtual resource: WSRP Export is a virtual resource.
Integrating the portlet of a WSRP Producer PR into the portal If no portlet application exists for the group of portlets:
Editor@Portlet Applications and User@PR
Virtual resource: Portlet Applications is a virtual resource.
If a Portlet Applications PA exists for the group of portlets:
Editor@PA and User@PR
Deleting an integrated WSRP portlet PO contained in the portlet application PA from the portal If this portlet is the last portlet in Portlet Applications: Manager@PA
If more than one portlet is in Portlet Applications: Manager@PO
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing a portlet PO on page P User@P + User@PO
Configuring an installed portlet:
Entering the configure mode of a portlet PO and modifying its configuration		 Manager@PO
Modifying a portlet on a page:
Entering the Edit Shared Settings mode of a portlet PO on page P and modifying its configuration
Note: If P is a non-private page and the user has no Editor role for this page, then modifying the configuration of the portlet results in the creation of an implicitly derived copy of page P.		 Editor@P + Editor@POOr
Privileged User@P + Privileged User@PO
Modifying page content:
Adding or removing a portlet PO to/from a page P
Note: If P is a non-private page and the user has no Editor role for this page, then modifying the content of P results in the creation of an implicitly derived copy of page P.		 For non-private pages: Editor@P + User@POOr
For private pages: Privileged User@P + User@PO
Adding web content to a page:
Adding a web content viewer portlet PO that is configured to render web content C from site area SA in Web Content Manager. Portlet PO is configured with the option Create content (based on selection), and page P is associated with site area SA.
Note: If P is a non-private page and the user has no Editor role for this page, then modifying the content of P results in the creation of an implicitly derived copy of page P.		 For non-private pages: Editor@P + User @ PO + Web Content Manager view permissions on C and Web Content Manager create content permissions on SA.
For private pages: Privileged User@P + User@PO + Web Content Manager view permissions on C and Web Content Manager create content permissions on SA
Restricting the content of a page:
Adding or removing a portlet from the Allowed Portlet List of a page		 Editor@P + User@PO
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Operating with ActionSets or PropertySets for a portlet PO User@PO
Creating, updating, or deleting a wire from a portlet PO1 on Page P1 to a portlet PO2 on Page P2 Global wire: Editor@P1, User@PO1, Editor@P2, User@PO2
Personal wire: Privileged User@P1, User@PO1, Privileged User@P2, User@PO2
Important: To update or delete a personal wire, the user must have the previous role assignments and created the wire that they are updating or deleting.
Creating a wire from a portlet PO1 on Page P1 to a portlet PO2 on Page P2 Global wire: User@P1, User@PO1, User@P2, User@PO2
Personal wire: Privileged User@P1, User@PO1, Privileged User@P2, User@PO2
Important: To create a personal wire, the user must have the previous role assignments and created the wire that they are starting.
Viewing a wire from a portlet PO1 on Page P1 to a portlet PO2 on Page P2 Global wire: User@P1, User@PO1, User@P2, User@PO2
Personal wire: Privileged User@P1, User@PO1, Privileged User@P2, User@PO2
Important: To view a personal wire, the user must have the previous role assignments and created the wire that they are viewing
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a PSE Source:
Creating a search collection		 Editor@PSE Sources
Virtual resource: PSE Sources is a virtual resource.
Viewing a PSE Source:
Viewing a search collection SC		 User@SC
Facilitating a PSE Source:
Using a search collection SC		 User@SC
Editing a PSE Source:
Editing a search collection SC		 Editor@SC
Deleting a PSE Source:
Deleting a search collection SC		 Manager@SC
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Viewing community tags and ratings that other users applied.
Creating and deleting personal public tags and ratings.
Deleting community tags regardless of ownership.		 Manager@Tags + Manager@Ratings
Virtual resource: Tags and Ratings are virtual resources.
Viewing community tags and ratings that other users applied.
Creating and deleting personal public tags and ratings.		 Contributor@Tags + Contributor@Ratings
Viewing community tags and ratings that other users applied.
Creating and deleting personal private tags and ratings.		 Privileged user@Tags + Privileged user@Ratings
Viewing community tags and ratings that other users applied. User@Tags + User@Ratings
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating, viewing, editing, and deleting a Theme, Skin, or Layout Template Manager@THEME MANAGEMENT
Virtual resource: THEME MANAGEMENT is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Managing unique names:
Viewing the portlet; deleting, modifying, and adding unique names in the Unique Names portlet		 Editor@R + User@Unique Names
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a URL mapping context UMC Editor@URL Mapping Contexts
Virtual resource: URL Mapping Contexts is a virtual resource.
Traversing a URL mapping context:
The ability to traverse a URL mapping context due to a role assignment to some child context of UMC		 User@UMC or @ some child context of UMC
Viewing the definition of a URL mapping context UMC User@UMC
Assigning a URL:
Creating or editing a mapping between a URL mapping context UMC and a portal resource R		 Editor@UMC + User@R
Modifying a URL mapping context:
Changing the properties of an existing URL mapping context UMC; for example, editing the label		 Editor@UMC
If Virtual Portal Mapping: Editor@VP URL Mappings
Virtual resource: VP URL Mappings is a virtual resource.
Deleting a URL mapping context UMC and all of its child contexts Manager@UMC
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a User group within the user registry Editor@User Groups
Virtual resource: User Groups is a virtual resource.
Viewing the User group profile information of a user group UG User@UG
Modifying the profile information of a User group UG Editor@UG
Adding or removing an existing User U or a User group UG2 to or from an existing User group UG1 Security Administrator@Users + Editor@UG1
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Deleting a user group UG Manager@UG
Deleting the user group: The owner of the user group can also delete it.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a user in the user registry Contributor@User Self Enrollment or Editor@Users
Contributor@User Self Enrollment allows the user to add new users. You can modify other existing users with Editor@Users
Virtual resource: User Self Enrollment is a virtual resource. Users is also a virtual resource.
Viewing the user profile information of a user U User@UG and U is a member of user group UG or User@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource
Modifying the profile information of a user U Editor@UG and U is a member of user group UG or Editor@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Deleting a user from the user registry and deleting all private pages that are created by this user Manager@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Impersonating a user to troubleshoot problems and view pages, portlets, and other portal components. Can Run As User@Users
Restriction: To use the Can Run As User role, you must enable the impersonation feature and assign the Can Run As User role to an appropriate user.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating a user in the user registry Editor@User Self Enrollment
Virtual resource: User Self Enrollment is a virtual resource.
Viewing the user profile information of a user U User@UG and U is a member of user group UG or User@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Modifying the profile information of a user U Editor@UG and U is a member of user group UG or Editor@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Deleting a user from the user registry and deleting all private pages that are created by this user Manager@Users
Virtual resource: Users is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating new clippings Editor@Portlet Applications
Virtual resource: Portlet Applications is a virtual resource.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Installing a new portlet application WAR file Editor@Web Modules
Virtual resource: Web Modules is a virtual resource.
Updating a web module WM by installing a corresponding WAR file Editor@Web Modules + Manager@WM
Uninstalling a web module and removing all corresponding portlet applications and portlets from all pages within the portal Manager@WM + Manager @ all portlet applications that are contained in WM
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Adding a remote WSRP Producer PR to the Portal Editor@WSRP Producers
Virtual resource: WSRP Producers is a virtual resource.
Editing the settings of a remote Producer PR Editor@PR
Viewing the settings or display the list of portlets that are provided by a remote WSRP Producer PR User@PR
Deleting a remote WSRP Producer from the portal Manager@PR
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Running commands with the XML configuration interface Security Administrator@Portal + Editor@XML Access
Virtual resources: Portal and XML Access are virtual resources.
Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Creating, modifying, or deleting a vanity URL that points to page P Editor@P and Editor@VANITY_URL
Virtual resources: VANITY_URL is a virtual resource.

Note

If a user deletes a page, all vanity URLs that point to that page are also deleted, independent of the rights that the user has on the virtual resource VANITY_URL.

Overlay reports and site promotions

Resource Sensitive operation and description Required role assignment
Overlay reports Can view overlay reports on a resource. User@OverlayReports + User@Resource
Note: OVERLAY_REPORTS is a virtual resource.
Overlay reports Can view all existing site promotions. User@SitePromotions
Note: SITE_PROMOTIONS is a virtual resource.
Overlay reports Can create a site promotion. Editor@SitePromotions
Overlay reports Can update an existing site promotion. Editor@SitePromotions
Overlay reports Can delete a site promotion. Editor@SitePromotions
Overlay reports Can add a site promotion assignment on specific resource. Editor@SitePromotions + User@Resource
Overlay reports Can view a site promotion assignment on specific resource. User@SitePromotions + User@Resource
Site promotions Can remove a site promotion assignment on specific resource. Editor@SitePromotions + User@Resource

Role Mappings and WSRP services

On the WSRP producer side, you can set the configuration property wsrp.security.enabled to enforce the access control decision for the provided portlets. If this property value is set to true, then all access control decisions in the producing portal are based on the authenticated principal. If wsrp.security.enabled is set to false, then the producing portal does not enforce any access control on incoming client portal WSRP requests.

When you use identity propagation, the user who is authenticated on the client portal needs to have the required role assignments. If no identity propagation is configured, but SSL client certificate authentication is enabled, then the ID of the certificate needs to have the required role assignments. If no authentication method is used, then the request is treated as if it comes from the Anonymous Portal Users. In the latter case, the required roles need to be assigned to the Anonymous Portal User. This assignment implies allowing unauthenticated access to the corresponding resources for all users who can access the producer portal.

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