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No Permission Model vs Access Control Lists

Developers should consider a No Permission Model when building applications that are intended for personal use, rapid prototyping, or in scenarios where all users are fully trusted, such as internal company tools with no sensitive data meets developers should learn acls when building applications that require robust security and access management, such as multi-user systems, enterprise software, or cloud services. Here's our take.

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No Permission Model

Developers should consider a No Permission Model when building applications that are intended for personal use, rapid prototyping, or in scenarios where all users are fully trusted, such as internal company tools with no sensitive data

No Permission Model

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Developers should consider a No Permission Model when building applications that are intended for personal use, rapid prototyping, or in scenarios where all users are fully trusted, such as internal company tools with no sensitive data

Pros

  • +It simplifies development by eliminating the need for complex permission logic, reducing code overhead and speeding up initial deployment
  • +Related to: role-based-access-control, attribute-based-access-control

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Access Control Lists

Developers should learn ACLs when building applications that require robust security and access management, such as multi-user systems, enterprise software, or cloud services

Pros

  • +They are essential for implementing role-based access control (RBAC), securing APIs, and managing permissions in file systems or databases to prevent unauthorized access and ensure compliance with security standards
  • +Related to: role-based-access-control, file-permissions

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use No Permission Model if: You want it simplifies development by eliminating the need for complex permission logic, reducing code overhead and speeding up initial deployment and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Access Control Lists if: You prioritize they are essential for implementing role-based access control (rbac), securing apis, and managing permissions in file systems or databases to prevent unauthorized access and ensure compliance with security standards over what No Permission Model offers.

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The Bottom Line
No Permission Model wins

Developers should consider a No Permission Model when building applications that are intended for personal use, rapid prototyping, or in scenarios where all users are fully trusted, such as internal company tools with no sensitive data

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