Security zones

A security zone is a set of business objects whose access is restricted to the users in a user group. Security zones are used to define access to specific sets of business objects.

At a high level, the process of limiting access through security zones is implemented in these steps:

  1. A security zone is created.
  2. The security zone is associated with a set of business objects, such as accounts, policies, or claims.
  3. The security zone is also associated with a user group.

By default, the only users who can view or edit the business objects in the security zone are the users in the group associated with the security zone.

For example, suppose there is a security zone named "Security Zone A" that contains an account named "Big Lake Bakery". The "Western Region" group is also added to "Security Zone A". Now, the Big Lake Bakery account can be viewed and modified only by users who belong to the Western Region group.

The functionality of security zones, including the business objects that can be added to them, varies between applications. For more information on the business functionality of security zones in PolicyCenter, see the Application Guide.

The endpoints for working with security zones are available in Cloud API for ClaimCenter, Cloud API for PolicyCenter, and Cloud API for BillingCenter. They are not available in Cloud API for ContactManager.