# Security profiles for Amazon Connect and Contact Control Panel (CCP) access
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A security profile is a group of permissions that map to a common role in a contact center. For example, the Agent security profile contains permissions needed to access the Contact Control Panel (CCP).

Security profiles help you manage who can access the Amazon Connect dashboard and Contact Control Panel (CCP), and who can perform specific tasks. 

**Topics**
+ [Best practices for Amazon Connect and Contact Control Panel (CCP) security profiles](security-profile-best-practices.md)
+ [Inherited permissions for Amazon Connect and Contact Control Panel (CCP) security profiles](inherited-permissions.md)
+ [List of security profile permissions](security-profile-list.md)
+ [Default security profiles in Amazon Connect](default-security-profiles.md)
+ [Assign a security profile for Amazon Connect to a contact center user](assign-security-profile.md)
+ [Create a security profile in Amazon Connect](create-security-profile.md)
+ [Update security profiles in Amazon Connect](update-security-profiles.md)
+ [Apply tag-based access control](tag-based-access-control.md)
+ [Apply hierarchy-based access control](hierarchy-based-access-control.md)