Users Permissions & User Roles

The Users & Permissions page allows you to select which organization members can access the Vanta Platform.

Assign Permissions

  • From the top right-hand corner, select Settings (gear icon)
  • Choose the User Permissions Tab
  • Select the Your Organization Tab
  • To assign a user a role within Vanta, click the + Add User button (if you don't see these options, you do not have Admin permissions within Vanta)

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  • You can choose the team member from user profiles created by the connected identity provider or manually invite them using a company email address.
  • You can just select the role you would like to assign to this user.

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  • To Revoke a user's permissions, click the three-dot menu button and select Revoke Role
  • Search for the user and adjust the role drop-down to change the user's role.

Roles Page

Roles are set permissions related to managing your security and compliance program that can be assigned to users within the Vanta platform. They ensure that team members have access to only what they need to complete their work.

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Default Roles

Admin

Full access to everything in Vanta

Editor

Full access to everything in Vanta except for sensitive employee data and API tokens

Auditor

View-only access to everything except for evidence management. Auditors can accept or reject evidence.

View-only Admin

View-only access to everything in Vanta.

Trust Admin

  • Full access to Trust Center
  • Full access Questionnaires
  • Can manage settings and integrations related to Trust Center and Questionnaires

Trust Collaborator (previously Sales Admin)

  • Can view basic information and manage external access to your organization's Trust Center.
  • Can complete questionnaires using information from the knowledge base.
  • Cannot approve answers in questionnaires or edit the knowledge base.

Custom Roles

Custom Roles can be created to assign specific permission to a role.

 

 

 

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