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title: Roles and permissions
description: User roles and API token permissions required to access and configure client-side security.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

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# Roles and permissions

Cloudflare users with the following [roles](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/manage-members/roles/) have access to client-side security in the Cloudflare dashboard:

* Administrator
* Super Administrator - All Privileges
* Page Shield
* Page Shield Read _(read-only access)_
* Domain Page Shield
* Domain Page Shield Read _(read-only access)_

The availability of specific features depends on your client-side security bundle. Refer to [Availability](https://developers.cloudflare.com/client-side-security/#availability) for more information.

## API token permissions

To interact with the [client-side security API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/client-side-security/reference/api/) you need an API token with one of the following [permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/permissions/):

* [ Dashboard ](#tab-panel-7299)
* [ API ](#tab-panel-7300)

* Client-side security > Edit
* Client-side security > Read _(read-only access)_

* Page Shield Write
* Page Shield Read _(read-only access)_

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