OPAL: A Flexible, Self-Hosted Authorization Solution Inspired by Netflix's AuthZ Strategy

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  • OPAL

    Policy and data administration, distribution, and real-time updates on top of Policy Agents (OPA, Cedar, ...) (by permitio)

  • We reviewed how Netlfix used OPA with a a replication pattern; and decided to create a similar yet more extensible and event-driven solution - and so OPAL (Open Policy Administration Layer) was born - creating a scalable, zero-trust way to manage policy engines and their policy/data at scale.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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