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page_title: Domain Model - Roles
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description: |-
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The anatomy of a Boundary role
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---
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# Roles
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A role is a resource
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that contains a collection of [permissions][]
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which are granted to any principal assigned to the role.
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[Users][], [groups][], and [managed groups][] are principals
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which allows either to be assigned to a role.
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A role can be defined within any [scope][].
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A role can be assigned to principals from any scope.
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## Attributes
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A role has the following configurable attributes:
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- `name` - (optional)
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If set, the `name` must be unique within the role's [project][].
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- `description` - (optional)
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## Referenced By
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- [Group][]
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- [Managed Group][]
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- [Project][]
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- [User][]
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[group]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/groups
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[groups]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/groups
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[managed group]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/managed-groups
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[managed groups]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/managed-groups
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[permissions]: /docs/concepts/security/permissions
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[project]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/scopes#projects
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[scope]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/scopes
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[user]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/users
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[users]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/users
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## Service API Docs
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The following services are relevant to this resource:
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- [Role Service](/api-docs/role-service)
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## Tutorial
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Refer to the [Managed Roles and Permissions with HCP Boundary](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/boundary/hcp-manage-roles) tutorial to learn how to create a role in Boundary.
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