CentraSite supports the concept of a guest user. Guests are users that can access the registry without a user account (i.e., they can log on to CentraSite as anonymous users). Generally, guest users are given read-only access to a controlled set of assets.

In CentraSite, the capabilities given to guests are determined by the set of permissions specified in the Guest role. By default, CentraSite allows a guest to use the Asset Catalog screens in CentraSite Control. When they use the Asset Catalog screens, guest can see any asset on which the system-defined group called "Everyone" has View permission. (In other words, when you want to give guest users the ability to see an asset, you grant View permission to the group Everyone.)

You can include additional permissions in the Guest role as is required by your site. You must do this with great care, of course. Any additional permissions you assign to this role will significantly increase the capabilities of an anonymous user.

For additional information about the Guest role, see Predefined Roles in CentraSite .