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Signed-off-by: Christoph Schulz <mail@ciis0.de> Co-authored-by: Alexander Schwartz <alexander.schwartz@gmx.net>
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[id="con-comparing-groups-roles_{context}"]
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= Groups compared to roles
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[role="_abstract"]
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Groups and roles have some similarities and differences. In {project_name}, groups are a collection of users to which you apply roles and attributes. Roles define types of users, and applications assign permissions and access control to roles.
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<<_composite-roles,Composite Roles>> are similar to Groups as they provide the same functionality. The difference between them is conceptual. Composite roles apply the permission model to a set of services and applications. Use composite roles to manage applications and services.
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Groups focus on collections of users and their roles in an organization. Use groups to manage users.
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