Permit

Authorization as a service.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Create complex authorization policies based on attributes and roles. SDKs for a wide variety of languages. Supports policy as code with Open Policy Agent and AWS Cedar. Can integrate at the gateway level (Kong, AWS API Gateway, Nginx, etc). Prebuilt UI components for allowing users to manage permissions.

Tradeoffs

Doesn’t handle authentication - you need to connect it to an auth provider. UI has no dark mode.

Topics covered: Authentication, Authorization

Is Permit a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-08-22. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers needing authorization as a service should consider Permit

Why consider it

Permit allows creating complex authorization policies based on attributes and roles

Keep in mind

Permit doesn't handle authentication, requiring connection to an auth provider

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