Authorization & Access Control Guides

Understand how to manage user access, enforce security policies, and protect sensitive resources.

The 4 main types of access control

Learn about the 4 main types of access control, how they work and how to choose the right one for your company.

The developer's guide to RBAC

Authorization often takes a backseat to authentication, but it becomes critical as applications scale and and require finer access control. This blog covers the transition from basic role-based access control (RBAC) to more advanced fine-grained authorization (FGA), offering practical guidance for engineers implementing these systems.

What is Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)?

Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) provides a targeted, more precise way to manage who can see and use different resources and under which conditions.

The developer’s guide to Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA)

As apps have become more complex, especially with the rise of user-generated content, the need for a more granular and scalable authorization scheme has become crucial. Unlike other models, Fine-Grained Authorization defines permissions at the resource level, providing precision and the ability to handle millions of authorization requests per second.