Create an RBAC User

An admin, like an RBAC user, has the ability to access the Kong Gateway Admin API. The admin also has the ability log in to Kong Manager. Like an RBAC user, an admin’s role determines the types of actions it can perform, except that they also have the ability to benefit from Kong Manager’s interface and visualizations.

If creating a service account for Kong Gateway, e.g., for a machine as part of an automated process, then an RBAC User is adequate.

If creating a personal account for Kong Gateway, then admin may be preferable since it also has access to Kong Manager.

• Authentication and RBAC are enabled
• You have or a user that has and /rbac read and write access

1. On the Teams page, click the RBAC Users tab.

2. Using the dropdown menu, select which Workspace the new user has access to.

4. Fill out the Add New User registration form.

   • The name of the RBAC user must be globally unique, even if two users are in different workspaces, and it can’t have the same name as an admin account. These naming conventions are important if using OIDC, LDAP, or another external method of identity and access management.

5. Click the Add/Edit Roles button. Select the role (or roles) desired for the new RBAC User.

   • If the RBAC user has no roles assigned, it will not have permission to access any objects.
   • An RBAC user’s role assignments may be altered later if needed.
   • The roles can only belong to one workspace, as selected in Step 3.
   • To provide an RBAC user with access to objects in multiple workspaces, see Step 3.