> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/reference/rbac-permissions/default-panw-roles/security-admin.md).

# Security Admin

Can triage and investigate incidents and alerts, respond (excluding Live Terminal), and edit profiles and policies. A comprehensive security role with response actions (excluding Live Terminal), rule editing, policy/profile editing, agent management, and configuration access.

A Security Admin maintains integrations, log flow, and system health.

{% hint style="info" %}

### Tip

Assign to security engineers or SOC managers who need to manage the security posture end-to-end, configuring detection/prevention rules, managing endpoint policies and profiles, setting up data sources and integrations, and responding to incidents with basic containment actions.
{% endhint %}

To quickly see exactly which pages and actions a role allows, click on the role name, which opens a read-only view of all checked permissions. For more information about the permissions, see [Role permissions by components](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/reference/rbac-permissions/role-permissions-by-components.md).


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