# How to Manage Access | Government
## Legal User Types
There are three legal user types:
1. [US Government](#us-government)
2. [US Government Contractor](#us-government-contractor)
3. [Foreign Government](#foreign-government)
4. [Public](#public)
### US Government
A US Government user is defined as a user who is directly employed by the U.S. Government. This user type includes members of the Armed Forces, DoD Civilian employees, and employees of Federal Agencies or organizations, such as the CIA, Department of Veterans Affairs, or NASA
### US Government Contractor
The US Government user type is defined as a user who is employed by a third-party company (private, public, owned, or tribal owned) that is contracted or paid by the Federal Government, or an agency/department of the Federal Government, to provide goods or services.
### Foreign Government
There are two types:
1. Foreign Military
2. Foreign Civilian
A Foreign Military user refers to an individual who is a member of the armed forced of a country other than the United States.
A Foreign Government Civilian is a user that is employed by a foreign government in a non-military and non-diplomatic role.
### Public
A Public User is a user who does not meet the criteria for any of the above user types. Public users can only interact with existing content, and not create or remix content.
## Roles
There are three roles:
1. Standard
2. Auditor
3. Admin
### Standard
The standard role will give the user access to the platform as defined by the license.
### Auditor
The auditor role will give the user access to discover, download, use and distribute on hub listings.
### Admin
The Admin role will give the user access to the admin features of the platform.
| User Type | Standard Role | Admin Role | Auditor Role |
| ----------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------ |
| US Government | Required | Optional | Optional |
| Contractor-US Gov | Required | Optional | Optional |
| Foreign Gov | Required | N/A | N/A |
| Public | Required | N/A | N/A |
## Access to Services
User Type
Admin
Hub
Studio
Devices
US Government
If Role
Yes
If Added
Yes
Contractor-US Gov
If Role
Yes
If Added
Yes
Foreign Gov
No Access
Yes
No Access
Yes
Public
No Access
Yes
No Access
Yes
## Groups
There are two groups:
1. Studio Group
2. Contractor Company
### Studio Group
A studio group is a collective of users who create, upload, and manage content on MOTAR. Assets on MOTAR are created and managed by the Studio Group, not by individuals (this prevents assets from being locked by an individual user). The Studio group can represent an entire organization, or a specific part of an organization.
### Contractor Company
A Contractor Company is 1) a third party company (private, public, owned, or tribal owned) that is contracted or paid by the Federal Government, or an agency/department of the Federal Government, to provide goods or services, and 2) partnering with the owning organization of the MOTAR Instance to provide goods or services to one or more US Government Agencies or Departments
