Keys

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

In Layer5 Cloud, permissions are represented as keys, each serving as a unique identifier for a specific permission. One or more keys can be grouped together and assigned to a keychain. Then this keychain can be assigned to a role and that role can be assigned to a user. This is the general flow of how keys are assigned to a user.

For instance, consider a system shipped default key Create Organization, which corresponds to the permission to create an organization in the Cloud. This implies that to create an organization, you need to have Create Organization key assigned to a keychain, which, in turn, is assigned to a role that’s associated with your user account for a given organization.

Keys on Layer5 Documentation

Keys