Managing Organization Mappings for Secure Network

2 min. readlast update: 04.28.2026

Organization Relationships

Organization Relationships define how organizations can use each other’s objects when creating Secure Network (ZTNA) policies.

They do not grant access by themselves, they control what can be selected during policy creation.


What Are Organization Relationships?

A relationship connects one organization to one or more other organizations.

  • Organization – the primary organization
  • Can create policies where – defines where the organization objects will be accessible from
  • Organizations – the organizations it can use objects from

How It Works

Relationships control which organizations are available when building policies.

  • Only configured relationships appear in selection lists
  • Objects can only be selected from allowed organizations
  • Relationships apply in one direction only

Direction Behavior

The “Can create policies where” setting determines how the relationship is used:

  • Source – allows the organization to use its objects as the source
  • Destination – allows the organization to use other organizations as destinations

To allow both directions, separate relationships must be created.


Key Behavior

  • Relationships only apply to the selected Organization
  • Only configured organizations appear in policy dropdowns
  • Relationships are not automatically reversed
  • Without a relationship, cross-organization object selection is not available

Common Use Cases

  • Shared infrastructure across organizations
  • Managed Service Provider (MSP) environments
  • Enterprise environments with multiple organizations

Configure a Relationship

  1. Sign in to the ThreatLocker Portal
  2. Navigate to:
    Organization Settings → Organization Relationships
  3. Select an Organization
  4. Choose Can create policies where
    1. Source or Destination
  5. Select one or more Target Organizations
  6. Click Add Relationship

Best Practices

  • Limit relationships to only what is necessary
  • Review relationships regularly to maintain least privilege
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