Graph Search permissions ↗
Limits access to Graph Search Investigation & Response → Search → Query Builder → Graph Search), which enables visual exploration of cloud asset relationships, configurations, and security findings through an interactive graph interface, such as discovering cloud asset relationships, investigating security findings, and analyzing effective permissions.
Notice
Graph Search requires a Cloud Posture Security, Cloud Runtime Security, or Cortex XSIAM Premium license.
For more information, see Graph Search.
| Permission | Description | Roles Example |
|---|---|---|
| Graph Search | Cannot view the Graph Search page, execute graph queries, or view saved queries. | |
| View | Execute graph queries, export, and support all view capabilities, such as viewing recent queries, graph definitions, and runtime events. | |
| View/Edit | Full access to use the graph and save specific graph views or templates for others to use. | <ul><li>SOC Tier-1, 2, and 3 Analysts: Save graph queries for reuse in investigations.</li><li>Threat Hunter: Full graph search for cloud threat hunting.</li><li>Security Engineer: Full graph search for cloud security engineering/IT Admin.</li></ul> |
Required and recommended Permissions
Consider adding the following permissions:
| Permission | Permission Level | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Query Center | View | Graph Search translates XQL logic into visual nodes. Without search permissions, the graph cannot query the data lake. Required. |
| Query Library | Enabled with checkboxes selected | Strongly recommended to view and save graph queries in the library tab. Without this, the library tab in the Graph Search side panel may not function correctly. |
| Agent Administrations | View | Recommended to populate host-specific metadata (like OS version or isolation status) within the graph nodes. |
| Asset Inventory | View | Graph Search visualizes cloud asset data. Required to view asset data in the graph search. Required. |
| Cases & Issues | View | Strongly recommended to view cases and issues in graph search. |
| Action Center | View/Edit | Recommended so an analyst can right-click a node (process or file) in the graph and take immediate action, such as Terminate Process. |