# Default Role

The Default Role is a role that is automatically granted to all authenticated users.

To enable appending a default role to all authenticated users, create a new [Capability](https://help.sonatype.com/en/capabilities.html "Capabilities") using capability type _Default Role_ as pictured below; you will then be able to select the role that you want applied to users.

Once this is saved, the _Default Role Realm_ will be added to the active list of security realms and start applying the new role to all authenticated users.

**Note**  
This default role is appended to authenticated users dynamically, and will **not** show up as assigned to any user via the _User_ administration page.