Permify provides a centralized API for fine-grained access control and authorization, enabling organizations to implement scalable and dynamic permissions across their applications. This solution addresses the inefficiencies and security risks associated with ad-hoc authorization systems, allowing for rapid deployment and real-time data synchronization.
Funding
$120K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Implementing and managing fine-grained access control across applications can be complex and inefficient, often resulting in ad-hoc authorization systems that are difficult to scale, secure, and maintain. Traditional authorization methods like RBAC lack the granularity needed for resource-specific, hierarchical, and dynamic permissions, leading to performance issues and security vulnerabilities.
Solution
Permify offers a centralized authorization-as-a-service solution that enables organizations to implement fine-grained access control with scalability and extensibility. Inspired by Google's Zanzibar, Permify allows developers to model authorization policies using a schema language, synchronize data in real-time, and perform access checks across their technology stack. By centralizing permission data, Permify facilitates efficient management of large data volumes and provides fast response times for access checks, eliminating the inefficiencies associated with decentralized authorization systems. The platform supports RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC, providing flexibility in defining granular permissions and policies.
Target Audience
Permify is designed for development teams and organizations that require fine-grained access control and authorization across multiple applications and services.
Features
- Centralized authorization service for consistent access control across applications
- Schema language for modeling granular permissions and policies
- Real-time data synchronization for up-to-date authorization decisions
- Check API for performing access checks throughout the stack
- Support for RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC authorization models
- Permission database for scalable storage and management of authorization data
- Global clusters across AWS, GCP, or Azure for deployment in preferred regions
- Private link option for secure access to authorization systems
- Disaster recovery zones for continuous service during incidents