Authorization and Policy Scopes for Phoenix Apps

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  • CanCanCan

    The authorization Gem for Ruby on Rails.

  • If you come from the Rails world, you might be familiar with some gems that provide APIs to handle this, the most popular ones being cancancan and pundit.

  • canada

    Easy permission definitions in Elixir apps!

  • While it is definitely possible to roll out something by hand, it usually makes sense not to reinvent the wheel if well-maintained and tested libraries are available. Canada and Bodyguard are two of the more popular ones that I have seen in the community.

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    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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  • Pundit

    Minimal authorization through OO design and pure Ruby classes

  • If you come from the Rails world, you might be familiar with some gems that provide APIs to handle this, the most popular ones being cancancan and pundit.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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