Secure your APIs on Role Based Access!

Introduction

Use case scenario

RBAC is a method to restrict system access to authorized users. It involves defining roles, assigning permissions to those roles, and then assigning users to specific roles. Roles can be defined such as "admin," "user," etc., and grant different levels of access to API resources based on these roles.

Solution

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Implementing role-based access control (RBAC) at the API resource level using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and claims control through an API gateway can enhance security and manage access effectively.

1: Set Up Your API Gateway

Meecrogate API gateway solution supports JWT authentication and claims control. Configure your API gateway to authenticate incoming requests using JWT tokens.

2: Define JWT Claims

JWT tokens contain claims that provide information about the user and their permissions. Define custom claims in your JWT payload to represent user roles. For example, you might have a claim like "role": "admin" or "role": "user".

3: Apply RBAC on your operation

Select the API Operation in the Control Station to apply the RBAC policy so that the API Gateway will validate JWT tokens and extract the role claim. Based on the role claim extracted from the JWT token, allow or deny access to specific API resources. For example, if a user with the "admin" role accesses an API resource, allow the request to proceed. If a user with the "user" role tries to access the same resource, deny the request.