Cerbos: Fine-Grained Access Control in Days NOT Months

is an authorization solution, which helps developers easily implement and manage fine-grained access control.

As of November 2024, Cerbos is still in the early stages of development, but it already looks promising.

They offer two main products such as .

It's kinda one solution for different teams like , to implement authorization in their applications.

And... it's to learn how to add a typical CRUD policy to a simple Express app in Node.

Developer-Centric Design

Cerbos is built by developers, for developers. It's designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing infrastructure, no matter how you deploy:

• Host it as a sidecar, service, or function.
  


• Define permissions as config files outside your application logic—no more code changes when access requirements evolve.
  

Production-Ready from Day One

With Cerbos, you don't need to worry about last-minute surprises in production. Enjoy first-class support for GitOps with features like:

• A built-in testing framework to validate policies.


• Easy integration with your CI/CD pipeline for seamless deployment. !
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Cerbos for Architects: Build Secure, Scalable Architectures with Cerbos
  

  
  
  

  As an architect, securing your systems and maintaining scalability are top priorities. With Cerbos, you can achieve both through externalized authorization, making your architecture more robust and aligned with Zero Trust principles.

  
  
  

  
  
  
  Externalized Authorization Made Simple
  

  
  
  

  Cerbos' Policy Decision Point (PDP) and managed Policy Administration Point (PAP) let you centralize and streamline access control for your enterprise applications.

  
  
  

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  Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC)
  

  
  
  

  Cerbos enables flexible and dynamic access control:

  
  
  
  
  
  • Define policies based on multiple conditions and contexts.
    
  
  
  • Adapt to evolving access needs without disrupting your system.
    
  
  
  • Align policies with your organization's governance processes.
    
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Audit Logging for Transparency
  

  
  
  

  Get full visibility into access decisions with Cerbos’ audit logs:

  
  
  
  
  
  • Logs every decision across all PDP instances.
    
  
  
  • Integrate with your existing SIEM tools for centralized monitoring and compliance.
    
  
  
  • Use Cerbos Hub to view and analyze all decisions in one place.
    
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Distributed Yet Centrally Managed
  

  
  
  

  Cerbos makes policy management easy and consistent:

  
  
  
  
  
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    Collaborative tools for developers and product teams to create and update policies.
    
  
  
  • Centralized control through Cerbos Hub, ensuring your authorization logic is transparent and adaptable.
    
  
  
  
  
  

  Start securing your architecture today with a solution built for modern enterprise needs. !

  
  
  

  
  
  
  Cerbos for Product Teams: Flexible Policies, Zero Hassle
  

  
  
  

  Managing roles and permissions in a fast-evolving business can be a challenge, but Cerbos makes it simple. Define and adapt complex access policies as your needs change—without adding to your developers' workload.

  
  
  

  
  
  
  A Step-by-Step Guide to Smarter Authorization
  

  
  
  

  1. Capture Business Requirements
  
  
  Start by gathering input from across your team. Understand what your permission logic needs to achieve in your application. .

  
  
  

  3. Implement Permission Checks
  
  
  Collaborate with your developers to integrate permission checks. The best part? This setup only needs to be done once! and start building smarter policies today.

  
  
  

  Streamline your authorization process and give your product team the flexibility they need to succeed. With Cerbos, policies keep up with your business—effortlessly here .

  
  
  

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  Umm... Why Cerbos?
  

  
  
  

  If you stil aske me why Cerbos? Here are some reasons:

  
  
  
  
  
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    Open Source: Freely available under the Apache 2.0 license, encouraging transparency and community collaboration. .
    
    We build Open Source AI-powered projects and tools for people.
    
    
    
    
    
    

    • Decoupled authorization with Cerbos: Empower developers to focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional products. Simplify, secure, and save with Cerbos.

    
    

    • Centralized Management: Cerbos Hub simplifies policy management, promotes collaboration, and streamlines deployment processes.

      
      
      
      
      

      • Supported Authentication Providers: Seamless integration with any identity provider, including native JWT support for systems like Auth0 and Okta. and

      
      

      • Thriving Community: Engage with an active Slack community and connect directly with Cerbos engineers for support and ideas. . Here's why...

        
        
        

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