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  1. .. _security_rolesystem:
  2. Role system
  3. ===========
  4. Security in GeoServer is based on a **role-based system**, with roles created to serve particular functions. Examples of roles sporting a particular function are those accessing the Web Feature Service (WFS), administering the :ref:`web_admin`, and reading a specific layer. Roles are assigned to users and groups of users, and determine what actions those users or groups are permitted to do. A user is authorized through :ref:`security_auth`.
  5. .. toctree::
  6. :maxdepth: 2
  7. usergroups
  8. usergroupservices
  9. roles
  10. roleservices
  11. rolesource
  12. interaction