Role-based access control (RBAC) with permissions and policies. Use for admin dashboards, enterprise access, multi-tenant apps, fine-grained authorization, or encountering permission hierarchies, role inheritance, policy conflicts.
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access-control-rbac
January 24, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/blob/main/plugins/access-control-rbac/skills/access-control-rbac/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill access-control-rbacInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/access-control-rbac/# Access Control & RBAC
Implement secure access control systems with fine-grained permissions using RBAC, ABAC, or hybrid approaches.
## Access Control Models
| Model | Description | Best For |
|-------|-------------|----------|
| RBAC | Role-based - users assigned to roles with permissions | Most applications |
| ABAC | Attribute-based - policies evaluate user/resource attributes | Complex rules |
| MAC | Mandatory - system-enforced classification levels | Government/military |
| DAC | Discretionary - resource owners control access | File systems |
| ReBAC | Relationship-based - access via entity relationships | Social apps |
## Node.js RBAC Implementation
```javascript
class Permission {
constructor(resource, action) {
this.resource = resource;
this.action = action;
}
matches(resource, action) {
return (this.resource === '*' || this.resource === resource) &&
(this.action === '*' || this.action === action);
}
}
class Role {
constructor(name, permissions = [], parent = null) {
this.name = name;
this.permissions = permissions;
this.parent = parent;
}
hasPermission(resource, action) {
if (this.permissions.some(p => p.matches(resource, action))) return true;
return this.parent?.hasPermission(resource, action) ?? false;
}
}
class RBACSystem {
constructor() {
this.roles = new Map();
this.userRoles = new Map();
}
createRole(name, permissions = [], parentRole = null) {
const parent = parentRole ? this.roles.get(parentRole) : null;
this.roles.set(name, new Role(name, permissions, parent));
}
assignRole(userId, roleName) {
const userRoles = this.userRoles.get(userId) || [];
userRoles.push(this.roles.get(roleName));
this.userRoles.set(userId, userRoles);
}
can(userId, resource, action) {
const roles = this.userRoles.get(userId) || [];
return roles.some(role => role.hasPermission(resource, action));
}
}
// Express middleware
const requirePermission = (res