Alert Notifications permissions ↗
Controls access to configure notification rules, templates, and external integration forwarding.:
- Configurations: Manage rules through Settings → Configuration → General → Notifications: Includes main notification rules and user notifications.
- External forwarding: Configure through Settings → Configuration → Integrations → External Applications.
Caution
Configuring alert notifications requires underlying infrastructure. If forwarding notifications via Syslog, users need access to the Broker Service. For Slack or Email, users need access to the Integrations permissions.
| Permission | Description | Roles Example |
|---|---|---|
| None | No access to notification configuration. | <ul><li>SOC Tier-1 or SOC Tier-2 Analyst: Typically don't need to configure notifications or check notification forwarding destinations.</li><li>Threat Hunter: Notification configuration is not typically part of threat hunting.</li></ul> |
| View | Read-only access to notification settings. | <ul><li>SOC Tier-3 Analyst: May review notification forwarding.</li></ul> |
| View/Edit | Full access to create, modify, and delete notification forwarding. | Security Engineer: Often responsible for configuring notification integrations. |
Required and recommended permissions
Consider adding the following permissions:
| Permission | Permission Level | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Cases & Issues | View | Notifications can be configured for case-related events; understanding case workflow is essential. Strongly recommended. |
| Broker Service | View or View/Edit | <ul><li>View: Required if using Broker VM for Syslog forwarding of notifications.</li><li>View/Edit: Configure Broker-based Syslog notification channels.</li></ul> |
| Integrations | View | Provides visibility into integration health. Consider View/Edit to configure new integration instances used by notification channels. Strongly recommended. |
| Query Center | View | Query notification-related data and troubleshoot notification delivery. Recommended. |
| Auditing | View | Track changes to notification configurations for compliance. Recommended. |
| Dashboards | Enabled | View notification-related dashboards and delivery metrics. Recommended. |