Permit.io

What is Permit.io?

Permit.io is a full-stack authorization solution designed to simplify and secure permission management across applications. Built on open-source foundations like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Open Policy Administration Layer (OPAL), Permit.io offers developers APIs, SDKs, and user-friendly interfaces to implement dynamic, identity-based access control quickly. Its platform supports multiple authorization models including RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC, and provides real-time policy updates, audit logging, and compliance features. Permit.io empowers teams beyond developers—such as security and product managers—to manage permissions via low-code/no-code tools, ensuring scalable and secure authorization workflows suitable for complex environments like SaaS, FinTech, and healthcare.

Key Features

• Policy-as-Code and No-Code Editor

  Enables writing and managing authorization policies through both code and intuitive no-code UI, supporting various models like RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC.

• Real-Time Permission Updates

  Uses OPAL’s event-driven architecture to synchronize policy changes instantly across applications, ensuring up-to-date access control.

• Fine-Grained AI Access Control

  Secures AI-powered applications with identity-based authorization, prompt filtering, and response enforcement through integrations with AI frameworks like LangChain and PydanticAI.

• Comprehensive Audit and Compliance

  Maintains detailed logs of authorization decisions and flow configurations to support regulatory compliance such as HIPAA and SOC2.

• Multi-Tenancy and GitOps Support

  Supports managing permissions across multiple environments and workspaces with GitOps-enabled workflows for scalable policy management.

• Seamless Integration and Developer Experience

  Provides SDKs, APIs, and UI components that integrate smoothly with existing systems and reduce developer overhead in building and managing permissions.

Use Cases

• Application Authorization : Developers embed fine-grained access control into applications to ensure secure, real-time permission enforcement across services.
• AI Application Security : Protect AI workflows by enforcing identity-based access and dynamic permission checks on prompts, data retrieval, and AI responses.
• Compliance-Driven Access Management : Organizations in regulated industries use Permit.io to maintain audit trails and enforce policies meeting compliance standards.
• Multi-Workspace Permission Management : SaaS companies manage permissions across development, testing, and production environments using namespaces and multi-tenancy features.
• Approval Flow Automation : Teams implement secure, customizable access approval workflows with embedded UI components for end-users and administrators.

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