Architecture
RBAC Design For Business Systems
A practical approach to authorization when your product has admins, reviewers, operators, and stakeholders with different responsibilities.
7 min readJan 22, 2026SecurityArchitectureAdmin Systems
Roles should map to real accountability
The most common authorization mistake is designing roles around UI convenience instead of operational accountability. Permissions should mirror who owns risk and who needs auditability.
Guard actions, not just pages
Protected routes are necessary, but they are not enough. Sensitive write actions, escalations, approvals, and exports need their own permission checks and logs.
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