WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Oct 12, 2020

Decoupled Authorization using Policy as Code

Anderson Dadario , Denys Vitali

Still hardcoding authorization logic into your software? Discover how Open Policy Agent decouples access control, letting you update permissions dynamically without ever recompiling your apps.

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