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The Case Against Token-Based Authorization

• detaro 5y ago
  This seems to confuse terminology a bit. The problem described isn't with using tokens (which is good standard practice), but specifically with using signed tokens and relying purely on the information in them.
• robk 5y ago
  Is that extra database call to get auth status really that costly? Having the client hold any kind of access control is scary to me.
  • alex-olivier 5y ago
    (I lead product at Cerbos[1]) Certainly agree and we have seen a lot of cases of JWT tokens getting bloated with more and more authorization data. Using JWTs to hold the autheNtication information is a standard now but consuming that and applying fine-grained access controls for authoriZation using that context with a system that can enforce policies is that next step. Having a dedicated AuthZ system in place that sits after the AuthN layer should put your mind at rest as a good one will provide a central point for all authZ logic which can be managed, tested and audited for every action within a system. [1] https://cerbos.dev https://cerbos.dev