# Is it possible to have read-only access in ScyllaDB (or Apache Cassandra)?

**URL:** https://forum.scylladb.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-read-only-access-in-scylladb-or-apache-cassandra/2217
**Category:** ScyllaDB
**Tags:** data-model, authorization
**Created:** [June 25, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-read-only-access-in-scylladb-or-apache-cassandra/2217 "2024-06-25T14:09:13Z")
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### Author: ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-read-only-access-in-scylladb-or-apache-cassandra/2217/1 "2024-06-25T14:09:14Z")

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> [**Originally from the User Slack**](https://scylladb-users.slack.com/)
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> ![Shubham_Jain](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/47c0711857989c2a2d5614868c3106d8e1307739.png) **@Shubham\_Jain:** Hi guys,  
> Is it possible to run read-only nodes in Scylla ?
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> ![Piotr_Smaroń](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/c7e93f1f72e94abeeb7572b9785f007b82cc7308.png) **@Piotr\_Smaroń:** I think if you enable authentication and grant read-only permissions to users, then yes
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> ![Shubham_Jain](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/47c0711857989c2a2d5614868c3106d8e1307739.png) **@Shubham\_Jain:** Yeah, I thought the same  
> Thanks @Piotr\_Smaroń
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> ![Piotr_Smaroń](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/c7e93f1f72e94abeeb7572b9785f007b82cc7308.png) **@Piotr\_Smaroń:** BTW. here’s a related doc - [https://opensource.docs.scylladb.com/stable/operating-scylla/security/authorization.html](https://opensource.docs.scylladb.com/stable/operating-scylla/security/authorization.html)
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> > Grant Authorization CQL Reference | ScyllaDB Docs