Splunk AppDynamics uses Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to set user permissions and privileges for only those functions necessary for job responsibilities. Each user account can have varying levels of access according to their role or roles. See Roles and Permissions.

The Controller can authenticate users against local user accounts or external LDAP or SAML-based authentication providers. See External Authentication Providers for On-Premises Deployments.

A group is a collection of users with a given set of permissions that apply to the users in the group. You can use groups to manage roles collectively.

A role is a collection of permissions that define what actions a user can perform; RBAC. When you assign a role to a user, they inherit the role permissions. A user's group membership and role remain constant for the duration of their login.

Permissions grant users the ability to perform an action on the platform.

You can set permissions at a granular level to determine:

• The business applications the user can monitor.
• The parts of the UI that are visible.
• Types of configurations a user can make.