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title: "User security"
slug: "user-security"
abstract: "Secure user interactions in your Content Hub environment through configuring authentication, managing user accounts, user groups, and more."
---
# User security

> [!note]
> To configure Content Hub, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through [user group policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-group-policies.html).

Before any user in your organization can access Sitecore Content Hub, they must be authenticated:

- If your organization uses Sitecore Cloud Portal, users are automatically authenticated to Sitecore Content Hub when they [log in to the Cloud portal](https://doc.sitecore.com/portal/en/developers/sitecore-cloud-portal/en/log-in-to-the-sitecore-cloud-portal.html). To learn more, refer to the [Portal administration](https://doc.sitecore.com/portal/en/developers/sitecore-cloud-portal/portal-administration.html) documentation, including [Sitecore authentication](https://doc.sitecore.com/portal/en/developers/sitecore-cloud-portal/en/sitecore-authentication.html).
- If your organization doesn't use Sitecore Cloud Portal, you can configure [Authentication](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-authentication.html) in Content Hub.

Authenticated users can perform actions in Content Hub based on their access rights. These rights are granted based on the groups a user belongs to and the policies assigned to those groups. As a superuser, this section helps you configure your solution to secure user interactions according to the specific needs of your organization.

Learn more:

- [User access and permissions](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-access-and-permissions.html)
- [Manage users](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/manage-users-in-content-hub.html)
- [Manage user groups](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/standard-user-groups.html) and [policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-group-policies.html)
- [Assign modules](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/assign-modules-to-users-and-groups.html) to users and user groups