## Access control and personalization

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/build-apps/sdks/python/access-control/how-tos

> Manage access control and personalization in Atlan using the Python SDK (pyatlan). Programmatically configure personas, purposes, and access policies.

# Access control and personalization

Atlan provides a [number of ways to manage access control](https://ask.atlan.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413877880209), at both coarse-grained and granular levels.

The primary vehicles for granular access control are [personas](https://ask.atlan.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413870860049), [purposes](https://ask.atlan.com/hc/en-us/articles/4418690792849), and the access policies defined within these.

Both personas and purposes can also be used to personalize the experience, by controlling:

- which assets are visible to a particular audience
- which details of each of those assets are visible

_Last updated: 15 May 2026._

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