# Access Management

This section allows you to manage Users, Groups, and Roles.

The [role](https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/users/roles) is a set of permissions in Storware Backup & Recovery.

[Users ](https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/users/users)can belong to multiple groups.

Each [group](https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/users/groups) can have multiple roles assigned.

[OS Credentials](https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/users/os-credentials) are used in connections with external systems, for example in [application backup](https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/applications).