Permission & Role System (RBAC)
Control who can access what — Role-Based Access Control for web and app systems with practical examples.
🔄 RBAC Authorization Flow
📋 RBAC Flow Step by Step
📋 Permission Matrix Examples
| Role | products | orders | users | reports | settings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Admin | CRUD | CRUD | CRUD | CRUD | CRUD |
| Store Manager | CRUD | CRUD | Read | Read | Read |
| Staff | Read/Update | Read/Update | — | — | — |
| Customer | Read | Own only | — | — | Own profile |
🧠 Key Concepts in Access Control
RBAC
Role-Based Access Control. Assign permissions to roles, assign roles to users. Simple, scalable, easy to audit.
ABAC
Attribute-Based Access Control. More granular than RBAC. Can control based on time, location, department, resource attributes.
Row-Level Security
Filter data at the database level. Customers only see their own orders even if they call the same API endpoint.
Permission Matrix
A table mapping roles to resources to actions (CRUD). Easy to review and update who can do what.
Principle of Least Privilege
Give users only the minimum access they need for their job. Reduces risk of data breaches.
Audit Logging
Log every sensitive action: who did what, when, from where. Essential for compliance and incident investigation.
Need a secure permission system? 🛡️
We design RBAC systems with proper role hierarchy, row-level security, and audit logging.