ArcGIS Online: Permissions for viewing level and editing level for web map and feature layers are not respected,

JamalNUMAN

ArcGIS Online: Permissions for viewing level and editing level for web map and feature layers are not respected,

 

Despite the fact that the editing level permissions are set for users belong to particular groups, I observed that editing is still enabled without the need to sign in!

 

What could be the issue here?

Katie_Clark

If the map and the layers in it are shared publicly, then it can be edited by anyone.

The recommended workflow is to create a hosted feature layer view of the layer to be used in the public map that does not have editing enabled. For those people that need to make edits, create an additional web map that is only shared internally that contains the hosted feature layer that has editing enabled (but is not shared publicly). 

See "Is the Item an Editable Hosted Feature Layer" in this Esri help page:

Best practices for sharing—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation  

There is a ton of documentation that Esri has provided for ArcGIS Online workflows and best practices, I highly recommend reading through it to see what other information you can glean from it.