What is the best practice for managing application security in Appian?

The best practice for managing application security in Appian involves the use of application groups. Application groups allow you to define specific roles and permissions tailored to different sets of users within the application. This granularity enables more effective control over who can access what features and data within your applications.

By utilizing application groups, organizations can implement a principle of least privilege, ensuring that users only have access to the resources necessary for their role. This not only enhances security but also simplifies the administration of user permissions, as changes can be made centrally to the group rather than having to adjust settings for individual users.

While using the All Users group or general application settings offers some level of access control, these approaches are not as refined as creating application groups. The Administration Console is important for overall management and configuration but lacks the specificity in user role assignments that application groups provide. Thus, application groups stand out as the most effective method for managing application security in a structured and secure manner within Appian.