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Authentication & Permissions
Object-Based Permissions
NetBox boasts a very robust permissions system which extends well beyond the model-based permissions of the underlying Django framework. Assigning permissions in NetBox involves several dimensions:
- The type(s) of object to which the permission applies
- The users and/or groups being granted the permissions
- The action(s) permitted by the permission (e.g. view, add, change, etc.)
- Any constraints limiting application of the permission to a particular subset of objects
The implementation of constrains is what enables NetBox administrators to assign per-object permissions: Users can be limited to viewing or interacting with arbitrary subsets of objects based on the objects' attributes. For example, you might restrict a particular user to viewing only those prefixes or IP addresses within a particular VRF. Or you might restrict a group to modifying devices within a particular region.
Permission constraints are declared in JSON format when creating a permission, and operate very similarly to Django ORM queries. For instance, here's a constraint that matches reserved VLANs with a VLAN ID between 100 and 199:
[
{
"vid__gte": 100,
"vid__lt": 200
},
{
"status": "reserved"
}
]
Check out the permissions documentation for more information about permission constraints.
LDAP Authentication
NetBox includes a built-in authentication backend for authenticating users against a remote LDAP server. The installation documentation provides more detail on this capability.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
NetBox integrates with the open source python-social-auth library to provide myriad options for single sign-on (SSO) authentication. These include:
- Cognito
- GitHub & GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab
- Hashicorp Vault
- Keycloak
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Graph
- Okta
- OIDC
...and many others. It's also possible to build your own custom backends as needed using python-social-auth's base OAuth, OpenID, and SAML classes. You can find some examples of configuring SSO in NetBox' authentication documentation.