Authorization Resource Center

Patterns to articulate the rich relationships in your applications.

How to manage authorization data locally.

Demystifying Zanzibar-style access control.

A deep dive into policy design.

Build a secure file-sharing system.

Secure patient data in electronic medical records.

Managing permissions in customer management.

Control access to data in Rails apps.

Learn how to implement flexible, low-latency authorization using RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC.

Learn how to authorize users based on attributes like roles, tags, or visibility flags—using Oso Cloud to combine RBAC and ABAC in real app logic.

Learn how moving access checks to a dedicated service eliminates duplicated logic, speeds up deploys, and keeps permissions consistent across services.

Learn what FGA is, when to use it, and how Oso Cloud helps you model complex, precise access control across roles, relationships, and attributes.

Learn what Open Policy Agent (OPA) is, how it uses Rego to enforce policies across systems, and how it compares to alternatives like Oso for application authorization.

Oso Cloud’s list filtering ensures LLMs only access data users are authorized to see.

Learn what Google Zanzibar is, how it powers high-scale, low-latency authorization at Google, and why services like Oso Cloud offer a more accessible alternative.

OpenFGA is powerful but complex. Oso Cloud is a simpler, flexible alternative—no data sync required, and logic is easier to write and maintain.

Learn thirteen essential microservices best practices to build scalable, resilient systems without overwhelming complexity.

Learn nine essential microservices security best practices to help you build zero-trust, least-privilege systems that scale securely.

Learn key microservices deployment strategies and how to manage their complexity in real-world systems.

Learn three patterns for microservices authorization and how to pick the right one for your app’s scale and complexity.

Learn how to build secure LLM chatbots with RAG and role-based access controls to protect sensitive data.

Learn how to secure RAG chatbots by enforcing access control directly in vector search queries.

Vector search is becoming a feature of existing databases, not a standalone product category.

Oso Cloud’s list filtering ensures LLMs only access data users are authorized to see.