Role-Based Access for User Data
Combine Firebase Auth roles with Realtime Database rules to grant admins, members, and guests different levels of access to shared and personal data.
Beyond Owner-Only Access
So far each user reads and writes their own data. Real apps need roles: an admin who moderates content, members who collaborate, and guests with read-only access.
Role-based access control (RBAC) layers permissions on top of authentication.
Where Roles Live
You can store a user's role in two places:
- A
rolesnode in the database, read inside rules - A custom claim on the auth token (set server-side)
Custom claims are faster to check; database roles are easier to change at runtime.
All lessons in this course
- Connecting User Data to Auth
- Realtime User Profiles
- Collaborative Data Editing
- Role-Based Access for User Data