Account user permissions

The purpose of an account user is generally to perform cryptographic actions and sign.

There are two categories of account users. Below is a comparison between the users and service users:

	User	Service user
Can access DigiCert® Software Trust Manager UI?	Yes	No
Can use DigiCert® Software Trust Manager clients?	Yes	Yes
Can perform cryptographic actions?	Yes	Yes
Can manage own credentials?	Yes	No
Who is this user?	A person	An alias and associated email for alerts. Generally used for automation of workflows on a machine such as a build server.

Note

Only System users can onboard or provision accounts.

The following article outlines account user permissions which may be useful if you are creating a custom user role. Alternatively, refer to user roles for a list of preconfigured user roles that allow you to assign permission sets to new and existing users.

Tip

The permission descriptions below assume that the Teams feature is not enabled on your account. If teams are enabled on your account, refer to Teams permissions for more information.Team permissions

General permissions

Permission	User can
Manage account settings	Update Software Trust Manager > Accounts > Account settings.
Manage CertCentral API key	Delete, disable, enable, setup, update and validate a CertCentral API key.
Manage all teams	Create new teams. View, update, deactivate, delete, and assign resources to all teams within the account, provided that they have relevant resource permissions.
Manage my teams	View, update, deactivate, and map resources to existing teams that they are part of, provided that they have relevant resource permissions.
View audit log	View audit and signature logs in the account.
Export audit logs	Export audit and signature logs in the account. Note `View audit log` is required as an additional permission to be able to export audit logs.

Certificate permissions

Permission	User can
View certificate	View certificate details for all certificates assigned to them. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can view all certificates within the account.
Generate certificate	Create a new certificate using keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can create a new certificate using any keypair within the account.
Import certificate	Import certificates for keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can import a certificate to any keypair within the account.
Revoke certificate	Revoke certificates associated with keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can revoke certificates associated to any keypair within the account.
Manage certificate hierarchy	View and create hierarchies. They can also activate and deactivate restricted hierarchies.
View certificate profile	View certificate profiles created by the user.
Manage certificate profiles	View, create, update, clone, enable, and disable certificate profiles that are created by the user. View, update, and delete all certificates associated with a certificate profile that the user created.
View certificate template	View certificate template details in the account.

Keypair permissions

Permission	User can
View keypair	View keypairs and key rotations relying on keypairs assigned to them. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can view all keypairs and key rotations within the account.
Generate keypair	Create a new keypair.
Import keypair	Import keypairs into the account. Note To import a GPG secring, `Manage master key` is also required.
Request keypair export	Request to export keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can request to export any keypair within the account.
Approve keypair export	Approve requests to export keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can approve keypair exports for any keypair within the account.
Approve keypair delete	Approve requests to delete keypairs that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can approve keypair delete for any keypair within the account.
Manage keypair	Update, suspend or unsuspend keypairs. Create, update, enable, and disable keypair profiles. Create and update user groups. Create, update, and refresh key rotation. Generate a CSR.
Sign	Sign software with keypairs assigned to them.
Manage master GPG key	Create GPG master key, provided that the user also has `Generate keypair` permission. Import a GPG secring, provided that the user also has `Import keypair` permission. Update, suspend, unsuspend master keys that they are assigned to. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can update, suspend, unsuspend any master keys within the account. Delete master keys assigned to them, provided that the user also has `Approve keypair delete` permission. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can delete any master key within the account. Revoke master keys assigned to them, provided that the user also has `Revoke certificate` permission. Note Users with `Manage keypair` permission can revoke any master key within the account.

Release permissions

Permission	Description
View release	View all releases in the account.
Request release	Request to create an offline release.
Approve release	Create a release and approve or reject requests to create offline releases.

Threat detection

Permission	Description
View Threat detection	View all threat detection scans in the account.
Run Threat detection scans	Scan software using Threat detection.
Manage threat detection	Download threat detection reports and assign threat detection scans to projects.