Role-based access mapping in the Developer Portal

Source: Azure Devops

Imported 19 May 2025

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Page ↓	Role →	Anonymous/Unauthenticated	User/Authenticated	Internal	Moderator	Admin	How we manage
Home		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
Navigation	Home	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Tags	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Chat	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	APIs	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Help	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Contact us	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Admin	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Admin hidden from nav
Content classification	View content suitable for general publication	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	View content suitable for internal use	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	To be decided; possibly hidden else 403
	Add new content	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Add post link hidden
	Update content	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Edit link hidden
	Like post	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Removed - revisit later
	Submit feedback on post	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Feedback box hidden
Tags	View all tags	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	View posts by tag	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
	Un/subscribe to/from tags	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	Subscribe button hidden
APIs		❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	APIs hidden from nav
	Generate an API key	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Disabled
Chat		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Responses limited by role
Help	FAQ	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Nil
Contact us	Send feedback	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Text on screen encourages user to sign in
Admin	View posts pending approval	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Admin hidden from nav
	View LiveDoc service	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Nil
	View Members	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	Nil
Readiness canvas	TBC	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Visible but disabled
Profile summary		❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Profile unavailable
Manage profile		❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	Profile unavailable
———	———	———	———	———	———	———	———
GitHub public repo	Approve/publish public post	❌	Requires invitation as an ‘outside collaborator’ in GH	Requires GH org membership	Requires GH org membership	Requires GH org membership	GH org membership restrictions
GitHub private repo	Approve/publish internal post	❌	Requires a paid GH seat	Requires a paid GH seat	Requires a paid GH seat	Requires a paid GH seat	GH membership restrictions