.png) # **Hello from Cerbos!** Thank you for being a part of the Cerbos community. Here are our latest updates. You are receiving this email because either we have met, chatted, or you’ve visited our website [cerbos.dev](/content/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) and asked us to keep you up-to-date. If you have been forwarded this email, you can use [this link](/content/subscribe?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) to subscribe and receive future updates. If you don't want to receive these emails you can unsubscribe below, but we hope you stay! # Happy new year! We want to thank you for all the support you provide and wish you a wonderful year ahead. Firstly a review of our achievements in 2021: - We founded Cerbos in March 2021 - First release, Cerbos [0.0.1](https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos/releases/tag/v0.0.1?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) was in May 2021 - We launched our [Playground](/content/playground?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) in July 2021 - We made Cerbos [Open Source](https://github.com/cerbos?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) and launched our slack community in August 2021 - We released our first [SDKs](/content/ecosystem?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) in August 2021 - Our first cohort of customers started using Cerbos in production in October 2021 - We completed our announced our [funding](/content/blog/announcement-cerbos-seed-funding-round?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) in November 2021 - We grew our [ecosystem](/content/ecosystem?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) to include industry-leading systems like [Okta](/content/ecosystem/cerbos-okta?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html), [Auth0](/content/ecosystem/cerbos-auth0?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html), [JWT](/content/ecosystem/cerbos-jwt?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html), [Prisma](/content/ecosystem/cerbos-prisma?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) and more… - We grew from just two co-founders to a team of 8 people around the world - We launched version [0.11](https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos/releases/tag/v0.11.0?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) in December 2021. ## Cerbos version 0.11 is out! V0.11 focuses on support for defining schemas for the contextual data that is required to evaluate policies. With the new schema support, policy authors can define [JSON schemas](http://json-schema.org/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) for the principal and resource attributes required by each policy and receive helpful validation messages if a check is made without the full context required. See [Schemas](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/policies/schemas.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) for more information. For developers, the schema provides a level of confidence that the requests being made to the Cerbos instance are correctly formatted and populated. The Cerbos response will include schema validation errors encountered while processing the request, if any. When strict schema enforcement is enabled, requests will be implicitly denied - thus providing peace of mind that decisions are made using correct data points. You can find more about how to [define a schema](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/0.11.0/policies/schemas.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) in the documentation. Policy authors - be it product, security or other teams - can define a set of attributes upfront for use in the policy logic. This means that the condition logic can be safe in assuming that an attribute exists and it is of the correct type. This leads to more streamlined and succinct business logic rather than having to handle edge-cases around existence and types in expressions. This release also includes preliminary support for [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe), the high-quality, ubiquitous, and portable telemetry to enable effective observability. ## Help us build the future of Cerbos: a control plane We are working on ground breaking features for Cerbos in 2022 including a control plane to view and update policies and see what is happening behind the scenes. We would love to hear your requirements and feedback, [let’s chat](https://calendly.com/emreb/control-plane?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe)! ## Blog highlights Since we started Cerbos, we have published 16 articles that have been very well received by our community. Our most popular posts in 2021 have been: - [Comparing User Permissions Strategies](/content/blog/comparing-microservice-permissions-strategies?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) - [Broken Access Control is the #1 issue in OWASP 2021 Top 10](/content/blog/broken-access-control-is-the-1-issue-in-owasp-2021-top-10?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) - [The Case for Granular Permissions](/content/blog/the-case-for-granular-permissions?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) As you can see, there is a mix between best practices and the most common concerns for developers when dealing with authorization. We have lots planned for 2022 and can’t wait to see what happens with the blog this year. If you want to contribute to our blog, you have any questions or you want to suggest a topic, please get in touch via our [community Slack](https://go.cerbos.io/slack?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe), [our feedback page](/content/feedback?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) or [email](mailto:info@cerbos.dev). # **Industry news** We are honored to be featured in VentureBeat’s recent article: [30 startups that show how open source ate the world in 2021.](https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/03/30-startups-that-show-how-open-source-ate-the-world-in-2021/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) # **Do you want a Cerbos t-shirt?** Good! We want to give you a t-shirt! And we also want to talk to you about Cerbos and get your feedback, both what you like and dislike, what are your primary use cases, if you are missing any particular functionality or suggestions on how you would like us to improve the product. Please, [contact us via our feedback page](/content/feedback?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) and we will reach out to you to book a session. # **Stay connected** - Cerbos core is **open source** you can find the code in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) - Join our [Slack Community](https://go.cerbos.io/slack?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) - **Get started!** Our online [guide](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/quickstart.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) can help - Look through our [developer documentation](https://docs.cerbos.dev/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) - **Try Cerbos** via a browser with some pre-built examples in our [playground.](https://play.cerbos.dev/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe) No registration required - Several **product demos** can be found [here](/content/playground?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe/index.html) Follow us via social media on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/cerbosdev?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerbos-dev?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfAKV6Tkv2AHqNNknvXYPg?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_w1UdzV1Mu3uPDEZT2nWqMgEO4JCFYyPNGwX8UjsZ-jPNBeu0oy0ErN7PySUahSRnibtRe)