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=== Groups vs. Roles
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In the IT world the concepts of Group and Role are often blurred and interchangeable.
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In {{book.project.name}}, Groups are just a collection of users that you can apply roles and attributes to in one place.
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Roles define a type of user and applications assign permission and access control to roles
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Aren't <<fake/../../roles/composite.adoc#_composite-roles,Composite Roles>> also similar to Groups?
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Logically they provide the same exact functionality, but the difference is conceptual
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Composite roles should be used to apply the permission model to your set of services and applications.
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Groups should focus on collections of users and their roles in your organization.
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Use groups to manage users, composite roles to manage applications and services.
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