access-control-rbac

Access Control & RBAC

Table of Contents

• Overview
• When to Use
• Quick Start
• Reference Guides
• Best Practices

Overview

Implement comprehensive Role-Based Access Control systems with permissions management, attribute-based policies, and least privilege principles.

When to Use

• Multi-tenant applications
• Enterprise access management
• API authorization
• Admin dashboards
• Data access controls
• Compliance requirements

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

// rbac-system.js
class Permission {
  constructor(resource, action) {
    this

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Best Practices

✅ DO

• Implement least privilege
• Use role hierarchies
• Audit access changes
• Regular access reviews
• Separate duties
• Document permissions
• Test access controls
• Use attribute-based policies

❌ DON'T

• Grant excessive permissions
• Share accounts
• Skip access reviews
• Hardcode permissions
• Ignore audit logs
• Use role explosion