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New-user role default should be "Contributor," not "Super" #1007

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dsalo opened this issue May 17, 2023 · 1 comment
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New-user role default should be "Contributor," not "Super" #1007

dsalo opened this issue May 17, 2023 · 1 comment

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@dsalo
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dsalo commented May 17, 2023

In the role-assignment dropdown in the Add New User screen, the default role is "Super." The default should instead be the lowest-privilege role, "Contributor."

The "Super" default is problematic for security because it inclines Omeka admins to violate the Principle of Least Privilege by accidentally/thoughtlessly/cluelessly assigning unnecessary system privileges to new users. It is also a tiny bit annoying for admins because typically, most users on an Omeka instance will be Contributors, not Supers.

(Since this touches on security, I did use the security email first, and was encouraged to post an issue.)

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I'm thinking maybe having no default at all here is the best move: I'd rather not try to guess whether sites are more commonly going to want Contributors or Researchers, etc.

So to have the Role selection start on a "Select Below" choice and require the user to affirmatively pick a role for the new user.

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