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title: Configuring dashboard widget security
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/managing-users/role-management.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/custom-development/extending-the-administration-interface/setting-up-widget-dashboards/creating-dashboard-widgets.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/custom-development/extending-the-administration-interface/setting-up-widget-dashboards/setting-the-layout-and-default-content-of-widget-dashboards.md
---

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[Dashboard widget](https://docs.kentico.com/13/custom-development/extending-the-administration-interface/setting-up-widget-dashboards.md) security defines what users (roles) are allowed to work with each widget.

> **Info:** By default, new widgets are allowed only for authorized roles (without any roles selected). You need to explicitly allow your widgets for specific users.

To edit the permissions of a widget:

1. Open the **Administration interface** application and switch to the **Widgets** tab.
2. Select the widget in the catalog tree.
3. Switch to the **Security** tab.

You can allow dashboard widgets for one of the following types of users:

- **Authenticated users** – all users signed in to the administration interface.
- **Global Admin only** – only users with the Global administrator [privilege level](https://docs.kentico.com/13/managing-users/user-management.md).
- **Authorized roles** – only members of the roles selected in the section below (you can switch between the roles of specific **Sites**)

The security settings only apply when:

- Adding new instances of widgets to dashboards
- Configuring the properties of existing widget instances

The system does NOT automatically remove existing instances of widgets if you cancel the permissions for the user who added the widget.

![Configuring permissions for a widget](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/configuring-dashboard-widget-security/Widgets_Security.png "Configuring permissions for a widget")