Access to CentraSite is restricted to authorized users who are authenticated through an external directory system such as an Active Directory Server (ADS). Access to objects in the CentraSite registry is controlled by both coarse-grained permissions (through the use of roles) and fine-grain "view/edit/delete" permissions on individual object instances. CentraSite also maintains a complete audit trail of the operations that users perform on the individual objects in the registry.

For information about permissions and user management, see Users, Groups, Roles, and Permissions.