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Grant Access to Authentication Settings for Legacy Named Credentials

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Grant Access to Authentication Settings for Legacy Named Credentials

For legacy named credentials that use per-user authentication, grant access to users through permission sets and profiles. Doing so lets users set up and manage their own authentication settings for accessing the external system.

Required Editions

Important
Important In Winter ’23, Salesforce introduced an improved named credential that’s extensible, customizable, and more secure. We strongly recommend that you use this preferred credential instead of legacy named credentials, which are no longer updated or enhanced. For information on extensible, customizable named credentials, see Named Credentials Schema.
Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: All Editions
Permission sets available in: Contact Manager, Professional, Group, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions
User Permissions Needed
To edit permission sets and user profiles: Manage Profiles and Permission Sets
  1. From Setup, use the Quick Find box to find and select Permission Sets or Profiles.
  2. Click the name of the permission set or profile that you want to modify.
  3. Do one of the following.
    • For a permission set, or for a profile in the enhanced profile user interface, click Named Credential Access in the Apps section. Then click Edit.
    • For a profile in the original profile user interface, click Edit in the Enabled Named Credential Access section.
  4. Add the legacy named credentials that you want to enable.
  5. Save your changes.
 
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