How to Model (and Implement) Cloud-Native Authorization
Creating and managing an effective authorization system is no easy task. Especially when it comes to doing so effectively across distributed cloud-native applications. Working with people who have been building authorization for a long time, we designed our authorization service, Permit.io, to be cloud native. Throughout this process, we found that there are three crucial key elements to building cloud-native authorization: Proper CI/DC, thorough testing, and precise modeling and implementation of your fine-grained authorization processes.
This blog will cover these three crucial components for building cloud-native authorization, discuss how they allow you to build reliable and scalable fine-grained authorization, and show you how we implemented them in Permit.
In simple terms, Cloud Native Authorization refers to building and managing authorization systems that are fully integrated and operational within a cloud environment, leveraging cloud capabilities to enhance flexibility, scalability, and resilience. The key to achieving effective cloud-native authorization lies in focusing on three primary aspects:
