Force Platform Security Framework

The previous section of this chapter covered the built-in mechanisms used by the Force Platform to insure that your individual organization is protected from external access. The platform also has a framework you can use to offer different access permissions to authenticated users within your organization.

There are three tiers to the Force Platform security framework:

  • Administrative permissions that grant overall security permissions to users or profiles

  • Component-based permissions that control access to a range of components, including applications and objects

  • Record-based sharing that limits access to individual records

The remainder of this chapter covers the use of each of these areas of the Force Platform ...

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