Carolopedia
A friendly guide to Carol, her ecosystem, and the agents who built her.
📖 Carolopedia › RoleGuide page
📖What it means
A named bundle of permissions given to many principals at once, so access is granted by what someone IS rather than one permission at a time.
⚖️What it is NOT
The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.
Not: Tier
A role is a bundle of permissions; a tier is a person's trust level with Carol.
Not: Principal
A role is what is held; a principal is who holds it.
🗣️Also called
access rolepermission group