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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap
In short
Restricting actions or resources based on a user's assigned role (admin, editor, viewer) rather than just whether they're logged in at all.
How to learn this
- 1Add a role field to your user model and gate one route by it.
- 2Build a reusable middleware that checks the required role before allowing a request through.
- 3Design roles with the principle of least privilege — grant only what's needed.
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