Preconfigured roles

The following table lists the preconfigured roles you can assign to users in Application Security. The roles are listed in descending order of level of authority. For information about how to view the permissions associated with each preconfigured role, see Viewing permission information for Application Security roles.

RoleDescription

Administrator

Has full access to the system and all results

Security Lead

Security team member who can create application versions and users

Manager

Responsible for guiding developers to work on results

Managers cannot create applications but can grant or revoke access to their team members

Developer

Developer responsible for producing security results and taking action to triage or remediate security issues

View Only

Can view results, but cannot interfere with the issue triage or the remediation process.

Example users: system automation account or temporary auditor

Application Security Tester

Can perform tasks required to execute dynamic scan requests, including:

  • View application versions
  • View and generate reports
  • Process dynamic scans
  • Upload analysis results
  • Audit issues

WebInspect Enterprise System

Can connect a Fortify WebInspect Enterprise instance to Application Security and retrieve issue audit information.

This role is intended for use only by a WebInspect Enterprise instance.

ScanCentral SAST Controller

Can upload scans from Fortify ScanCentral SAST to Application Security on behalf of users who have permission to run scans but do not have the "Upload analysis results" permission. This role is intended for use only when configuring a ScanCentral SAST Controller. For more information, see the OpenText™ Fortify ScanCentral SAST Installation, Configuration, and Usage Guide.

ScanCentral DAST Controller

This role is intended for use only when configuring a ScanCentral DAST Controller. For more information, see the OpenText™ ScanCentral DAST Configuration and Usage Guide.

See Also

About roles

Creating custom roles