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# Permissions

Methods that perform privileged actions require the user to possess permissions. These permissions are associated with the user role.

## Permission Mapping

For more information about roles, see <https://app.halosecurity.com/user/support/roles>

| Permission                    | Role(s)                                            |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `account_user_get`            | Administrator *(if not performed on current user)* |
| `account_user_invite`         | Administrator                                      |
| `account_user_list`           | Administrator                                      |
| `account_user_update`         | Administrator *(if not performed on current user)* |
| `security_acknowledge_add`    | Administrator, Power User                          |
| `security_acknowledge_delete` | Administrator, Power User                          |
| `security_scan_cancel`        | Administrator, Power User, User                    |
| `security_scan_start`         | Administrator, Power User, User                    |
| `security_target_update`      | Administrator, Power User                          |