Permissions & Access Control

Understanding the permission system, customizing access by role

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Permissions & Access Control

AUDIGYD's permission system gives you fine-grained control over what each role can access and do.

Default Permissions

Each role comes with default permissions:

Owner

Full access to all features and settings.

Auditor

  • Templates: Create, edit, publish, delete
  • Assessments: Create, assign, review, finalize
  • Reports: View all
  • Members: View (cannot change roles)

Respondent

  • Assessments: View assigned, respond, submit
  • Reports: View own results

Viewer

  • Assessments: View assigned
  • Reports: View assigned

Customizing Permissions

Owners can customize permissions for each role:

1.Navigate to Permissions in the sidebar
2.Select the role to customize
3.Toggle individual permissions on or off
4.Changes apply to all members with that role

Permission Categories

Permissions are organized by resource:

  • Templates — Create, edit, publish, delete, view
  • Assessments — Create, assign, respond, review, finalize, view
  • Reports — View, export, generate certificates
  • Members — Invite, change roles, remove
  • Settings — Manage workspace configuration
  • Billing — View and manage subscription
  • PII Tools — Run scans, manage flagged content
  • Activity Log — View workspace activity

Best Practices

  • Follow the principle of least privilege
  • Regularly audit permissions to ensure they're appropriate
  • Document any custom permission changes
  • Be cautious when granting template deletion or member management permissions