Authorization & Access Control
Implement secure access control with OAuth scopes, role-based policies, and permission-aware backend checks.
Authorization Basics
Authentication confirms who the user is, while authorization determines what that user can access.
AuthSafe lets you enforce authorization consistently across APIs, dashboards, and internal tools.
Scopes
Scopes are explicit permissions granted to an access token during the OAuth flow.
Request only the scopes needed for each use case.
Validate scopes on every protected endpoint.
Use custom scopes for domain-specific capabilities.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Roles simplify authorization by grouping permissions into reusable access profiles.
Admin
Full access to tenant configuration, user management, and high-risk actions.
Editor
Can create and modify resources but cannot perform account-level admin operations.
Viewer
Read-only access for reporting, auditing, and operational visibility.
Best Practices
Apply the principle of least privilege.
Centralize authorization logic in middleware or services.
Audit allow/deny decisions for sensitive operations.
Revalidate permissions on every request, not only at login.
Next Steps
Endpoints Reference
Review token, introspection, and revocation endpoints used in authorization enforcement.
View Endpoints ->Authentication Foundations
Understand token issuance and identity claims that feed your authorization decisions.
Open Authentication Guide ->