Portal roles

In WebSphere^® Portal, access to portlets is controlled by roles. A role defines a set of permissions to a resource, such as a portlet, for a specific user or group. By default, the Privileged user role is assigned to the iSeries™ Access portlets, for the All Authenticated Users group, when these portlets are deployed.

This role and group assignment allows iSeries Access portlets to be accessible by any authenticated (logged in) WebSphere Portal users. In addition, edit mode capability is also permitted. To change the default role assignment provided by iSeries Access portlets, use the Administration > Access > User and Group Permissions administration interface.

For information on roles, access rights and group permissions in WebSphere Portal, see Securing your portal > Security Concepts in the WebSphere Portal information center.