Enhance User Security with the Principle of Least Privilege – Salesforce Admins

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Streamline user security and fortify your Salesforce org with the principle of least privilege (PLP). Learn how to provision permissions, apply PLP in dynamic forms, and deactivate user accounts …

1. Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP):
– Users should have minimum access needed to do their jobs
– Reduces likelihood of security breaches and data leaks
– Minimizes risk of manual errors or disruptions

2. Accurately provision user permissions:
– Configure permission sets to grant minimal access to users
– Conduct a privilege audit to review existing accounts and permissions
– Assign Salesforce’s least privilege profile to users and layer on permissions using permission sets and groups

3. Apply PoLP in Dynamic Forms:
– Add visibility rules to dynamic pages
– Set visibility filters on field and field section components
– Show fields only to specific users with specific permissions

4. Deactivate user accounts:
– Quickly deactivate users who have left organization or changed roles
– Remove access to data and Salesforce as soon as possible
– Helps prevent issues with data breaches or unauthorized access

5. Protect data in Salesforce:
– Data stored in Salesforce is precious and should be protected
– Limit access within the platform whenever possible
– Increase security of Salesforce instance.

You can read it here: https://sfdc.blog/hFYzJ

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