- 23 Jun 2025
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Understand and Assign Roles
- Updated on 23 Jun 2025
- 3 Minutes to read
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Control what your users can see and do in the Red Canary platform by assigning them specific roles. Each role is a collection of permissions that grants access to different functions. You must be an Admin user to be able to assign or remove roles.
Assign User Roles
Click your user icon at the top right of your Red Canary, then click Users & Roles.
Search for a user. If you need to add a new user, enter their email address in the top bar and click Invite.
Assign a role(s) to the user by toggling a role name. Untoggle the role to remove it from the user.
Note: Each account (subdomain) must have an assigned technical contact and business contact. To remove those roles from a user, assign those roles to another user and the role will be transferred.
Understand User Role Permissions
The table below lists user roles available in the Red Canary platform, including the specific permissions each role provides. Regardless of their role, all users have the ability to:
Log in to Red Canary
Edit their own user profile
Download sensor installers
Securely share files with their Red Canary team
Role Name | Description | Permissions |
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Admin | An administrative role for system or IT administrators responsible for platform setup and configuration. This role does not grant the ability to perform all actions. | Users with this role can:
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Analyst | Designed for security operations users who review Red Canary events, threats, and reports. | Users with this role can:
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Analyst Viewer | A read-only version of the Analyst role. | Users with this role can:
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Applications Manager | Grants users the ability to manage the Applications page without full Admin permissions. | Users with this role can:
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Business Contact | The designated business point of contact for the Red Canary account.
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EDR User | Grants unprivileged access to an Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) or Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP). | Users with this role can:
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Readiness Manager | Grants users access to Readiness Exercises features within their account, provided they are an active Readiness Exercises customer. | Users with this role can:
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Readiness User | Grants users access to Readiness Exercises features within their account, provided they are an active Readiness Exercises customer. | Users with this role can:
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Responder | Grants users the ability to respond to threats by isolating endpoints and executing response actions on those systems. | Users with this role can:
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Supporting Partner | Designed for users who are not part of your organization but work with Red Canary to achieve your security outcomes. | Users with this role can:
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Technical Contact | The designated technical point of contact for the Red Canary account.
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Workflow User | Designed for users who receive, review, and update the remediation status of threats. |
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