Cerbos authorization for Spring Boot

Implement roles and context aware access control in your application by integrating Cerbos with Spring Boot.

Tutorial Cerbos + Spring Security + Spring Data JPA

Native Spring Boot SDK

Checking authorization is as simple as calling a function in Spring Boot which simplifies your code.

Leverage context

Include request context attributes in the authorization logic to enable more contextual access controls.

Keep up to date

Cerbos SDKs are kept up to date with the latest features and improvements.

How Cerbos works with Spring Boot

Building authorization logic inside Spring Boot quickly becomes a maintenance burden. Hard-coded role checks scatter across controllers and middleware, and every permission change requires a code deploy.

Cerbos replaces scattered authorization logic with a single API call. You define fine-grained policies in YAML, and the Cerbos PDP evaluates them at request time using roles, attributes, and any context you provide.

With Cerbos your Spring Boot application stays focused on business logic while authorization policies evolve independently, managed by product or security teams without touching code.

Policy-as-code Human-readable YAML policies managed like source code Scalable PDP Stateless policy decision point with sub-millisecond latency Centralized management Manage, test, and deploy policies from a single control plane

How Cerbos works with Spring Boot

1. Add the Cerbos SDK to your Spring Boot project, Install the appropriate Cerbos SDK and configure it within your Spring Boot application.
2. Replace inline auth checks with a Cerbos call, Swap scattered permission logic for a single API call that evaluates policies at request time.
3. Define policies in YAML, Write human-readable authorization rules covering roles, attributes, and conditions, versioned alongside your code.
4. Cerbos evaluates at request time, Every request is authorized against the latest policies with sub-millisecond latency, no redeploy needed.

FAQ

How do I integrate Cerbos with Spring Boot?

Cerbos integrates with Spring Boot through a lightweight SDK or REST/gRPC API call. You replace hard-coded permission checks in your controllers or middleware with a single call to the Cerbos PDP, which evaluates your policies at request time.

Will Cerbos slow down my Spring Boot application?

No. The Cerbos PDP runs alongside your application (as a sidecar or service) and delivers sub-millisecond authorization decisions. Because it's stateless and scales horizontally, it adds negligible latency to request processing.

Cerbos + Spring Boot

• Single API call replaces hard-coded permission checks in Spring Boot.
• Policies updated independently of application deploys.
• Authorization policies versioned and tested like source code.
• Stateless PDP scales independently of the application.