What permissions are needed for users to download assets from AEM DAM?

This article will help you learn about the permissions that are needed to allow users to download assets from Adobe Experience Manager’s Digital Asset Manager (DAM).

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Environment
Adobe Experience Manager 6.x

Issue/Symptoms
You want to disable the download button in the touch UI but need to know the permission associated with the download functionality.

What permissions are needed to allow users to download assets from AEM DAM?

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The ability to download assets is associated with the jcr:read permission.

If one can read an asset, they can download the asset.

If someone wants to disable the download button even though there is permission to read the assets, that person will need to overlay this functionality.