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description: User roles and API token permissions required to access and configure client-side security.
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# Roles and permissions

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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/):

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

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

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