Roles

Roles allow you to manage privileges for major functions in Tenable Vulnerability Management and control which Tenable Vulnerability Management resources users can access in Tenable Vulnerability Management.

When you create a user, you must select a role for that user that broadly determine the actions the user can perform.

Note: You can further refine user access to specific resources by assigning permissions to individual users or groups. For more information, see Permissions.

On the Roles page, you can view all Tenable-provided roles and any custom roles created on your Tenable Vulnerability Management instance.

You can assign one of the following role types to users:

Role Type	Description
Tenable-Provided Roles and Privileges	Contains a predefined set of privileges determined by the Tenable Vulnerability Management product specified on your account license. Each role encompasses the privileges of lower roles and adds new privileges. Administrators have the most privileges. Basic users have the fewest.
Custom Roles	Contains a custom set of privileges that allow you to tailor user privileges and access to resources on your Tenable Vulnerability Management instance.

To view your user roles:

1. In the upper-left corner, click the button.

   The left navigation plane appears.

2. In the left navigation plane, click Settings.

   The Settings page appears.

3. Click the Access Control tile.

   The Access Control page appears. On this page, you can control user and group access to resources in your Tenable Vulnerability Management account.

4. Click the Roles tab.

   The Roles page appears. This page contains a table that lists all the user roles available on your Tenable Vulnerability Management instance.

   

On the Roles page, you can complete the following actions:

• Create a Custom Role

• Duplicate a Role

• Edit a Custom Role

• Export Roles

• Delete a Custom Role