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title: Privileges
url: https://docs.kaltura.com/docs/getting-started/authentication/ks-privileges
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## Privileges: What to Actually Use

Keep it tight:

* Playback: sview:* (+ enforce entitlements and access control profiles in your account configuration).
* Upload/edit tools: add only what's required for the desired feature set (e.g., edit specific objects or rely on server APIs that hold ADMIN).
* Use privacy context (e.g., privacycontext:EDU_PORTAL) in KS to align with entitlement rules, ensuring the session is scoped to the appropriate user and content boundaries.
* Reserve `*` for short-lived backend ADMIN sessions that stay server-side.