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What you need to know
What is ecommerce authorization?
Ecommerce authorization determines which records and actions an authenticated user or system may access. It must be enforced by the server for every protected operation.
What is role-based access control?
Role-based access control assigns permissions to defined job roles, then assigns people to those roles. It reduces inconsistent one-off permissions when roles remain limited and reviewed.
What permissions should ecommerce employees have?
Employees should receive only permissions required for their current duties and scope, such as selected stores, locations or functions. Separate high-risk actions when practical.
Should every administrator have full access?
No. Full access increases the impact of mistakes, compromises, and misuse. Reserve it for a very small number of accountable users with strong protection.
What is least-privilege access?
Least privilege means granting only the minimum access needed, for only as long as needed. It applies to people, apps, API credentials, and service accounts.
How should permissions change when an employee changes roles?
Review access when a role changes, remove old permissions before or with new access and record approval. Temporary overlap should be justified and time-limited.
What should happen to access when an employee leaves?
Disable access promptly, revoke sessions and credentials, recover devices and transfer ownership of jobs, apps and secrets. Preserve relevant audit records.
How often should admin permissions be reviewed?
Review privileged access regularly and after role changes, departures, incidents or major system changes. Higher-risk permissions deserve more frequent review.
A quick store check
Export all staff roles and compare every permission with current job duties, recent role changes and departure records.
Foundation · 2 min
Frequently asked questions
Can permissions be copied from a departing employee?
Only after reviewing the new person’s duties; copying can reproduce unnecessary or conflicting access.
Should temporary access expire automatically?
Yes. Time-bound privilege reduces the chance that project access remains long after the work ends.