Authorization
Authorization is the process of determining what an authenticated user or system is allowed to access and do within an application or service.
How it works
It works by checking permissions and roles against a set of predefined rules or policies after a user's identity has been verified (authentication). This is crucial for security and data privacy, ensuring users only interact with the resources they are permitted to use.
Examples
- 1.A project manager in a SaaS tool being allowed to edit team tasks while a guest user can only view them.
- 2.An AI agent being granted API access to read calendar data but not to send emails on a user's behalf.
- 3.A customer support rep in a system seeing only their assigned tickets, not all company tickets.