Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Welcome to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)! In any SaaS application, not all users should have the same access or abilities.

RBAC is a powerful method to manage user permissions based on their assigned roles. Instead of managing permissions for each individual user, you group permissions into roles and then assign roles to users.

This approach simplifies administration, improves security, and makes your application more scalable.

Let's clarify two core concepts:

• Role: A collection of permissions. Think of roles as job functions within your application, like 'Admin', 'Editor', 'Viewer', or 'Account Manager'. A user can have one or many roles.
• Permission: A specific action that can be performed, such as create_post, edit_user_profile, delete_invoice, or view_dashboard. Permissions are the granular actions.

Users inherit all permissions granted to their assigned roles.