Levels of data access and security
There are various features within Salesforce CRM that provide data access and security that can be configured by system administrators and these can be applied at different levels in the platform. We will now look at the multiple levels that allow you to apply data access and security control to the information in your Salesforce org.
Organization
The first and highest level of data access and security is at the organization level. This allows for controlled access to Salesforce by authorized users where you can configure rules such as password policies and login access rules. These settings are covered in Chapter 2, Managing Users and Controlling System Access.
Objects and fields
The second and third level of data access and security is at object and field level respectively. Data access and security at object level provides the most basic category of controlling which data users have access to. Objects can have permissions applied to allow or prevent...
