rbac

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configuration for Ortelius.

This repository centralizes RBAC role definitions and permission policies that govern how users and services interact with Ortelius APIs and resources.

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Repository Contents

File	Purpose
rbac.yaml	Core RBAC definitions (roles, permissions, scopes)
.gitignore	Standard ignore rules

This repo is focused exclusively on access control definitions and does not include application logic.

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What is RBAC?

RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) is an authorization model that restricts system access based on assigned roles, where each role encapsulates a set of permissions. RBAC simplifies permissions management, improves security, and aligns access with organizational responsibilities. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

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RBAC Structure (Conceptual)

The RBAC model typically includes:

• Roles
  Named collections of permissions scoped to specific system functions (e.g., admin, reader, maintainer).

• Permissions
  Actions that subjects (users, services) are allowed to perform (e.g., read:image, write:image, delete:image).

• Bindings / Assignments
  Mappings that link identities to roles within particular scopes (projects, namespaces).

Actual definitions and naming conventions are sourced from the repository's rbac.yaml.

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Related Projects

ortelius – API and backend service for Ortelius.

frontend – Next.js UI for Ortelius search and exploration.

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Usage

RBAC definitions in this repository can be used to:

1. Deploy Access Policies
   Apply role definitions to infrastructure or services that enforce access control for the Ortelius API.

2. Generate Documentation
   Use tooling to render human-friendly tables of roles and permissions for audit and onboarding.

3. Automate CI/CD Security Policies
   Integrate these rules into CI/CD pipelines or policy engines (e.g., OPA, Kubernetes RBAC) as required.

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Example (Illustrative)

Below is a conceptual snippet showing how RBAC roles might be defined (your actual rbac.yaml may differ):

roles:
  - name: ortelius_admin
    description: Full administrative access
    permissions:
      - "*"
  - name: ortelius_reader
    description: Read-only access to Ortelius resources
    permissions:
      - "ortelius:read:*"

License

Apache License 2.0

Community

• Website: https://ortelius.io
• GitHub: https://github.com/ortelius
• Discord: https://discord.gg/ortelius

Maintained by the Ortelius open-source community.