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title: 'API docs: security.permission'
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[Home](./index.md) > [@loopback/security](./security.md) > [Permission](./security.permission.md)
## Permission class
`Permission` defines an action/access against a protected resource. It's the `what` for security.
There are three levels of permissions
- Resource level (Order, User) - Instance level (Order-0001, User-1001) - Property level (User-0001.email)
<b>Signature:</b>
```typescript
export declare class Permission
```
## Example
- create a user (action: create, resource type: user) - read email of a user (action: read, resource property: user.email) - change email of a user (action: update, resource property: user.email) - cancel an order (action: delete, resource type: order)
## Properties
| Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [\[securityId\]](./security.permission._securityid_.md) | | string | |
| [action](./security.permission.action.md) | | string | Action or access of a protected resources, such as <code>read</code>, <code>create</code>, <code>update</code>, or <code>delete</code> |
| [resourceId?](./security.permission.resourceid.md) | | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Identity of a protected resource instance, such as <code>order-0001</code> or <code>customer-101</code> |
| [resourceProperty?](./security.permission.resourceproperty.md) | | string | <i>(Optional)</i> Property of a protected resource type/instance, such as <code>email</code> |
| [resourceType](./security.permission.resourcetype.md) | | string | Type of protected resource, such as <code>Order</code> or <code>Customer</code> |