---
title: Detections privileges
description: Find privilege requirements, predefined roles, and the authorization model for Elastic Security detection features.
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/security/detect-and-alert/detections-privileges
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Security
applies_to:
  - Serverless Security projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Detections privileges
Learn about the access requirements for detection features, including:
- **Privilege requirements**: Cluster, index, and Kibana privileges that your role needs to enable detections, manage rules, view and edit alerts, and more
- **Predefined Elastic Cloud Serverless roles**: Serverless roles with detection privileges
- **Authorization model**: How rules inherit privileges from their last editor using API keys

For instructions on turning on the detections feature, refer to [Turn on detections](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/security/detect-and-alert/turn-on-detections).
<important>
  Rules run in the background using the privileges of the user who last edited them. Ensure that only users with the appropriate access edit them. Refer to [Detection rule concepts > Rule authorization](/docs/solutions/security/detect-and-alert/detection-rule-concepts#rule-authorization-concept) for more details.
</important>


## About index privileges

When creating custom roles for detection features, you'll need to grant access to system indices that include your space ID (`<space-id>`). For example, the default space uses `.alerts-security.alerts-default`. Refer to the following details to understand which system indices your role might require access to.
<applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> You can give a role access to alerts only, rules only, or both.
<admonition title="Role access to rules and alerts" applies-to="Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4">
  Starting in Elastic Stack 9.4, new custom roles require explicit **Rules and Exceptions** and **Alerts** privileges. Earlier releases sometimes granted alert-related access indirectly through broader **Security** privileges or the **Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions** feature. Review custom roles after an upgrade to confirm each role still has the intended access to alerts.
</admonition>

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Elastic Cloud Serverless">
    Only uses the `.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>` index.
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Elastic Cloud Hosted">
    Uses the `.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>` index. If you upgraded from version 8.0 or earlier, you might also need privileges on the legacy `.siem-signals-<space-id>` index.
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


## Enable the detections feature

Required to initialize the detection engine in a Kibana space.
<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    `manage`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    `manage`, `write`, `read`, `view_index_metadata` on:
    - `.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>`
    - `.siem-signals-<space-id>` (only if you upgraded from version 8.0 or earlier)
    - `.lists-<space-id>`
    - `.items-<space-id>`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules and Exceptions` feature and `All` for the `Alerts` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Preview rules

<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    `read` on:
    - `.preview.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>`
    - `.internal.preview.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>-*`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules and Exceptions` feature and `All` for the `Alerts` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Manage rules

<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    `manage`, `write`, `read`, `view_index_metadata` on:
    - `.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>`
    - `.siem-signals-<space-id>` (only if you upgraded from version 8.0 or earlier)
    - `.lists-<space-id>`
    - `.items-<space-id>`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules and Exceptions` feature and `All` for the `Alerts` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>

<note>
  To manage rules with actions and connectors, you need additional privileges for the `Actions and Connectors` feature (`Management` > `Actions and Connectors`):
  - `All`: Provides full access to rule actions and connectors.
  - `Read`: Allows you to edit rule actions and use existing connectors, but you cannot create new connectors.
  To import rules with actions, you need at least `Read` privileges. To overwrite or add new connectors during import, you need `All` privileges.
</note>


### Optional sub-features privileges for managing rules

<applies-to>
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4
</applies-to>

Assigning `All` on `Rules` grants the full set of rule actions by default (create, edit, delete, enable, disable, and the rest). **Customize sub-feature privileges** lets you turn off specific actions for a role. For example, you can remove one capability for the role (such as enabling or disabling rules) while still granting the role access to other actions that `All` provides.
The following table illustrates this by comparing the default setup with a customized role.

| Situation                                                                                     | What you can do                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **`All` for `Rules`**, and every rule sub-feature is still enabled (the out-of-the-box setup) | You can do everything described for **`All`** on **`Rules`** in [View and manage rules and exceptions separately](#rules-exceptions-subfeatures), including enabling and disabling rules. |
| **`All` for `Rules`**, but the role was customized and some sub-features were turned off      | You can only do what remains allowed. For example, you might still create or edit rules while **Enable and disable rules** (or another sub-feature) is turned off for your role.          |


## Manage alerts

Allows you to manage alerts.
<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    `maintenance`, `write`, `read`, `view_index_metadata` on:
    - `.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>`
    - `.internal.alerts-security.alerts-<space-id>-*`
    - `.siem-signals-<space-id>` (only if you upgraded from version 8.0 or earlier)
    - `.lists-<space-id>`
    - `.items-<space-id>`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `Read` for `Alerts`: View alerts, open alert flyouts, and view alert tables on pages and dashboards with alert-related flows.
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `All` for `Alerts`: Everything that `Read` provides, plus changing alert status, setting assignees, setting tags, and bulk actions on alerts.
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature to view alert management flows
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Manage exceptions

<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> At least `Read` for the `Rules and Exceptions` feature and **Manage Exceptions** selected for the `Exceptions` sub-feature. Refer to [View and manage rules and exceptions separately](#rules-exceptions-subfeatures) for valid combinations of **Rules** and **Exceptions** access.
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>


## View and manage rules and exceptions separately

<applies-to>
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4
</applies-to>

After setting `Read` or `All` on `Rules and Exceptions`, you can toggle **Customize sub-feature privileges** to set independent access to rules and exceptions. To learn about sub-feature privileges, refer to [Kibana privileges > Sub-feature privileges](/docs/deploy-manage/users-roles/cluster-or-deployment-auth/kibana-privileges#_sub_feature_privileges).
<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    None
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - `Read` for `Rules`: View detection rules (including the Rules table, rule details, and rule monitoring).
    - `All` for `Rules`: Create, edit, duplicate, delete, enable, and disable detection rules. Optional rule sub-features can narrow this access. Refer to to [Detections privileges > Optional sub-features privileges for managing rules](#detections-privileges-manage-rules-subfeatures) to learn more.
    - `Read` for `Exceptions` (deselect **Manage Exceptions**): View exception lists and exception items.
    - `All` for `Exceptions` (**Manage Exceptions** selected): Create and manage exceptions for rules and shared exception lists.
  </definition>
</definitions>

<note>
  `Read` on `Rules` and `All` on `Exceptions` lets you manage rule exceptions and shared exception lists without permission to create or change rules.
</note>


## Manage value lists

<definitions>
  <definition term="Cluster privileges">
    `manage`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Index privileges">
    `manage`, `write`, `read`, `view_index_metadata` on:
    - `.lists-<space-id>`
    - `.items-<space-id>`
  </definition>
  <definition term="Kibana privileges">
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules and Exceptions` feature and `All` for the `Alerts` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.3</applies-to> `All` for the `Rules, Alerts, and Exceptions` feature
    - <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available from 9.0 to 9.2</applies-to> `All` for the `Security` feature
  </definition>
</definitions>

<important>
  To create the `.lists` and `.items` data streams in your space, visit the **Detection rules (SIEM)** page for each appropriate space.
</important>


## Predefined Elastic Cloud Serverless roles

<applies-to>
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
</applies-to>

Elastic Cloud Serverless includes predefined roles with detection privileges:

| Action                                          | Roles with access                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Manage rules                                    | Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tier 3 Analyst, Detections Eng, SOC Manager, Endpoint Policy Manager, Platform Engineer, Editor                                                                                   |
| View rules (read only)                          | Tier 1 Analyst, Tier 2 Analyst, Viewer, Endpoint Operations Analyst                                                                                                                                            |
| View alerts and entity risk scoring (read only) | Viewer, Editor, Tier 1 Analyst, Tier 2 Analyst, Tier 3 Analyst, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Rule author, SOC Manager, Detections Eng, Platform Engineer, Endpoint Operations Analyst, Endpoint Policy Manager |
| Manage alerts                                   | All roles except Viewer                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Manage exceptions and value lists               | Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tier 3 Analyst, Detections Eng, SOC Manager, Endpoint Policy Manager, Platform Engineer, Editor                                                                                   |
| View exceptions and value lists (read only)     | Tier 1 Analyst, Tier 2 Analyst, Viewer, Endpoint Operations Analyst                                                                                                                                            |