Admin privileges for the security center

Supported editions for this feature: Enterprise; Education Plus.  Compare your edition

Some features in the security center—for example, data related to Gmail and Drive—are not available with Cloud Identity Premium.

Super Admins have automatic access to all security center features, including the security dashboard, the security health page, and the investigation tool. You can give delegated admins access to a specific security center feature (for example, just the security dashboard) by granting them the administrator privileges needed to access that feature. 

For general instructions about granting privileges to delegated admins, see Create, edit, and delete custom administrator roles.

Grant security center privileges to an admin

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. From the Admin console Home page, go to Admin roles.
3. Point to a custom administrator role.
   Tip: If you need to create a new admin role, see Create a custom role.
4. Click View privileges.
5. Click Open privileges.
6. Check the privileges for the security center area you want to grant access to (see table below).
7. Click Save.

Security center privileges

Security area	Privilege required
Security page	SecuritySecurity Settings To open the Security page, click the Security icon on the Admin console home page, or click Security in the main menu at the top-left corner.
Security dashboard	ServicesSecurity CenterThis user has full administrative rights for Security CenterDashboards Note: Some admins with Reports privilege may have access to the security dashboard. For the security center, the new Dashboards privilege has replaced the Reports privilege. (The Reports privilege for non-security-center reports in the Google Admin console will not be changed.)
Security health	ServicesSecurity CenterThis user has full administrative rights for Security CenterSecurity Health Organizational UnitsRead UsersRead Setting-specific privileges. These depend on the setting or group of settings you want to give access to. See the Settings reference for the security health page below. If no setting-specific privileges are assigned, the security health page will be accessible, but won't show any settings.
Investigation tool	ServicesSecurity CenterThis user has full administrative rights for Security CenterInvestigation Tool For more information see Admin privileges for the investigation tool.

Settings reference for the security health page

Super Admins automatically have access to all security health settings. For other admins, they need super admins to grant them the additional privileges listed below for each setting (or group of settings). If an admin doesn't have the required privileges for specific settings, those settings won't appear on the security health page.

Note: The security health settings for two-step verification for users, security key enforcement for users, and groups creation and management, are only visible to super admins and can't be delegated.

Security health setting	Privileges required
Automatic email forwarding Comprehensive mail storage Bypassing spam filters for internal senders POP and IMAP access for users DKIM SPF record DMARC Approved senders without authentication Approved domain senders Email whitelist IPs Add spam headers setting to all default routing rules MX record configuration Attachment safety Links and external images safety Spoofing and authentication safety MTA-STS configuration Supported edition: Enterprise	GmailSettings
Groups creation and membership Supported editions: Enterprise	Only available for Super Admin accounts.
Sites sharing policy Google Workspace Marketplace applications usage Classic Hangouts out of domain warning Supported edition: Enterprise	ServicesService Settings Note: Assigning the Service Settings privilege automatically checks the Settings box for Gmail, Drive, and Calendar as well. All the Gmail, Drive and Calendar security health settings are visible to an admin who is assigned the Service Settings privilege.
Calendar sharing policy Supported edition: Enterprise	ServicesCalendarAll Settings
File publishing on the web Access Checker Warning for out of domain sharing Drive sharing settings Google sign-in requirement for external collaborators Access to offline docs Drive add-ons Desktop access to Drive Supported editions: Enterprise and Essentials	ServicesDrive and DocsSettings
Mobile management Blocking of compromised mobile devices Mobile inactivity reports Mobile password requirements Device encryption Application verification Installation of mobile apps from unknown sources External media storage Auto account wipe Supported editions: Enterprise, Essentials, Cloud Identity Premium	ServicesMobile Device ManagementManage Devices and Settings
Two-step verification for admins Two-step verification for users Security key enforcement for admins Security key enforcement for users Supported editions: Enterprise, Essentials, Cloud Identity Premium	Only available for Super Admin accounts.