Torben Sorensen
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ADR-011: Advanced Authorization and Access Control Strategy
Date: 2025-12-12
Status: Proposed
Context
The current authorization model relies on basic role checks (e.g., isAdmin middleware). As the application grows to include more user roles (e.g., 'moderator', 'premium_user', 'store_manager') and more granular permissions, this approach will become unmanageable and lead to scattered permission logic throughout the codebase.
Decision
We will formalize a centralized Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) or Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) system. This will involve defining how permissions are structured, checked, and managed, likely through a dedicated authorization library (e.g., casl) or a custom middleware that consumes a clear set of role definitions.
Consequences
- Positive: Ensures authorization logic is consistent, easy to audit, and decoupled from business logic. Improves security by centralizing access control.
- Negative: Requires a significant refactoring effort to integrate the new authorization system across all protected routes and features. Introduces a new dependency if an external library is chosen.