diff --git a/source/privacy.rst b/source/privacy.rst
index 018e2cd29e119a5b29ed59612567a7ecc7603618..1b57cb1fa3dbade90e08566b70c5788e313e798e 100644
--- a/source/privacy.rst
+++ b/source/privacy.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Relevant guides:
 .. todo::
     -   attribute export
 
+.. _general-domains:
+
 Using pseudonyms from general domains
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/source/security.rst b/source/security.rst
index cf9493a4605c6f0edb888693e29b9610bd0d13b4..05ba6ba1174c5e38951c8704c04d3efd27f78492 100644
--- a/source/security.rst
+++ b/source/security.rst
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ user's privacy level is controlled via the special permissions
 ``privacy_level_1`` and ``privacy_level_2``. The three levels (0-2) accord to
 the data security levels of the Max Planck Society.
 
+Access to resources and general domains
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Similar to how a study membership allows a user to access a specific study,
+users need to be authorized to access specific resources and :ref:`general
+domains <general-domains>`. This can only be done by administrators.
+
 Data separation
 ---------------