Implementing access controls in your application can be a never ending task as business requirements change. What begins as a simple check to see if the user’s email is from your own domain name turns into a complex web of if/else statements to determine who can do what. Coming up with a scalable, manageable and maintainable authorization process is key to meet evolving requirements as your business scales.

This talk will cover the different areas of consideration when implementing permissions, common stages in the evolution of a company where authorization needs to fundamentally change and an example of how to take a gitops based approach to scaling policy.