# Shared Access to Connections

Users may not be able to connect AI directly to every app. In some cases, the application may not allow them to generate credentials or authorize AI access. In others, they may rely on a shared account or service account for access.

For these situations, Natoma gives admins the ability to create <mark style="color:$primary;">**Managed Connections**</mark> - a connection to an app where the credentials are specified by the admin, not the end user. Then, users in Natoma can be granted access to this connection. For example, to democratize access to data, an admin can share a managed connection with read-only access to MongoDB or Snowflake.

#### Steps

1. From the <mark style="color:$primary;">**Apps**</mark> page, click the `...` or `+` button beside an app and select “Add a managed connection”
2. Enter a name for the connection and authentication details.
3. Specify the tools that will be available to that connection

Once a managed connection has been created, a user can see it on their <mark style="color:$primary;">**My Connections**</mark> page and add it to their LLM’s configuration.


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