Understanding Role Permissions

Akto uses a role-based access control system to manage user permissions. Each role has a specific set of permissions that determine what actions a user can perform within the platform.

Role Types

Role	Description
Admin	Full system administrator with complete control over all features. Can manage users, settings, and perform all administrative actions.
Security Engineer	Primary role for red teaming and analysis. Has full access to scanning features and agentic Inventory.
Developer	Technical role focused on integration and development. Has view access to security features and can manage integration settings.
Guest	Basic viewer role with view-only access to most features. Can view but cannot modify Agentic Inventory.

Role Hierarchy

Admin
  └── Security Engineer
       └── Developer
            └── Guest

Feature Access & Descriptions

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Feature	Admin	Security Engineer	Developer	Guest	Description
Agentic Inventory
Agentic Collections	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Manage and organize Agentic components
Traffic Filters	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Configure agentic traffic filtering rules
Sample Data	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Access to agentic sample data
Tags	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Organize resources with tags
Scanning Capabilities
Scan Run	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Initialize security scans
Scan Results	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	View and analyze scan outcomes
Probe Editor	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Create/modify probe cases
Issues	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Manage security issues
Settings
Integrations	✅	👁️	✅	👁️	Manage third-party integrations
Billing	✅	👁️	👁️	👁️	Access billing and subscription
User Management	✅	👁️	👁️	👁️	Manage user accounts and roles
Monitoring & Analysis
Metrics	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	View system performance metrics
Logs	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Access system logs
Sensitive Data	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	Manage sensitive data detection
Common Features
Ask GPT	✅	✅	👁️	👁️	AI-assisted analysis

Custom Roles

Organizations can create custom roles to meet specific business needs by combining permissions from different standard roles. To create and manage custom roles, check the Custom roles documentation.