Access Controls in SharePoint
SharePoint Online provides granular options for controlling access to sites and content. There are 33 individual permissions, such as Add Items and Manage permissions, in total. In modern experiences, a list of different permission sets is mapped to five default permission roles – Full Control, Design, Edit, Contribute, and Read. These permission levels are then mapped to three default site permission groups.
Access to this content can be granted at different hierarchical tiers, including the site level, list or library level, folder level, and item or document level. Permission can be given through a group membership or directly to the user. By default, permissions are inherited from the site level to all lists and libraries, folders, items, and documents in that specific site. When permissions are changed, such as on a specific folder, permission inheritance continues to folders and items underneath that specific folder. Permission inheritance...
