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Authorization that scales
👷‍♂️ Creators of https://spicedb.io
💫 Inspired by Google's https://zanzibar.tech
🧡 YC W21

Read about how OpenAI securely connects enterprise knowledge with ChatGPT by using AuthZed: https://authzed.com/customers/openai
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@authzed.com is at #KubeCon!

We'll be doing demos at the booth of our wonderful partner, Arm.

Booth 231 across from the Corner Store in Peachtree Plaza!
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Dibs is headed out to trick-or-treat as a Sandworm this year. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Sohan Maheshwar and Michel Murabito takes the stages at #cndb2025 talking about authorization with SpiceDB and AI driven developer experience (respectively) #CloudNativeBergen
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Solving the dual-write problem is not a trivial task.

Here's a deeply technical talk by Artie Shevchenko
on how Canva solves the dual-write problem when using SpiceDB

Watch it if terms such as "consistency, transactional outbox, & micro syncs" appeal to you 🤓

youtu.be/HAXQN1vNmeU
How Canva Solves the Dual Write Problem in Centralized Authorization Systems
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October 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Only few hours to go for the Pinecone 🤝 AuthZed webinar on 'Securing Your RAG Pipelines With Fine Grained Authorization'

Learn the basics of how RAG works, authorization for RAG, & a demo with Pinecone, LangChain, OpenAI, and SpiceDB

👉 Last chance to register → pinecone-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Secure Your RAG Pipelines With Fine Grained Authorization using SpiceDB. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Building enterprise-ready AI systems requires ensuring users can only augment prompts with data they're authorized to access. Fine-grained authorization in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) can be ...
pinecone-io.zoom.us
September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
OpenAI built connectors to process and search 37 billion documents for over 5 million business, with fine-grained authorization.

How did they achieve this and how can you build such scalable access control?

Watch this video to learn:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgB8...
How OpenAI Processes 37 Billion Documents with Fine-Grained Access Controls
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September 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🔑 Join Sohan Maheshwar from @authzed.com and me for a webinar as we talk about securing enterprise AI systems with relationship-based access control (ReBAC).

We'll do a demo with Pinecone and SpiceDB and answer questions.

🗓 September 25
⏰ 9 am PT / 12pm ET
🔗 pinecone-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Revisit this blogpost on ReBAC by @jimmy.zelinskie.com
Oldie but a Goodie from @authzed.com introducing the concepts of ReBAC (Relationship-Based Access Control).

Conway's law is reversed w.r.t.&i.e. LDAP, ReBAC fixes that

> we can build systems that mimic the way people naturally organize their world to be most effective

authzed.com/blog/explori...
Relationship Based Access Control (ReBAC): Using Graphs to Power your Authorization System | AuthZed
Learn why authentication and authorization are distinct systems, and why relying on attribute-based permission systems can lead to security vulnerabilities. Discover how ReBAC can lead to more robust ...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We're keeping the Office Hours train rollin' here at AuthZed.

This week we're speaking to Yogish and Sriharsha from @awscloud about building Access Control with SpiceDB and Amazon Neptune.

Expect a lot of content about the AWS architecture for this usecase

youtube.com/live/9pompmG...
Access Control with SpiceDB & Amazon Neptune
YouTube video by AuthZed
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August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What's your database hot take featuring @jimmy.zelinskie.com

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What's Your Database Hot Take🌶️ feat. Jimmy Zelinskie #database #postgres
YouTube video by AuthZed
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August 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Can we define the permission system for @atproto.com in less than 50 LOC and have it be easy to understand?

This is an @authzed.com schema that could. (also, happy 5th birthday Authzed! 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂)

#atdev #atprotodev
August 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Today was an absolutely packed day at @authzed.com
- we turned 5 years old
- we launched authzed cloud
- spicedb passed 6k GitHub stars
- we announced our ChatGPT case study

I'm going to go melt into the couch now
August 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Authorization Infrastructure Event starts in 23 minutes!

psssh: if you sign up you get free Limited Edition Swag 🤩
AuthZed is turning 5! 🎉

We’re throwing the ultimate authorization event on Aug 20 – with product announcements, a peek into our "lab," and talks from some amazing folks including

@andypavlo.bsky.social
@iritgo.bsky.social
… & more!

Details and registration here:

authzed.com/authzed-is-5
AuthZed is 5 | The Authorization Infrastructure Event
We're turning 5! Join us virtually to celebrate 5 years of AuthZed and learn about the latest in authorization infrastructure.
authzed.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How can you use a Terraform Provider to automate your Permission System?

Well, that's what @veronicalg.bsky.social is going to tell us in this livestream later today.

It's Office Hours format so bring any questions you may have.

www.youtube.com/live/OlQ70bq...
Use Terraform Providers to Automate Your Permission System
AuthZed now has a Terraform and OpenTofu Provider for the AuthZed Cloud API! This provider automates the management of resources in AuthZed Dedicated environments: Service accounts for programma...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What do you think will top the @owasp.org Top Ten list this year?

Using a combination of data from past CVEs, industry trends (hint: AI), and some good ol' vibes, here's a prediction for the updated list that's expected later this year.

youtu.be/YA-F4qnavE8?...
August 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1) The countdown is on! We’re throwing the Authorization Infrastructure event of the year on August 20th. 🎉

authzed.com/authzed-is-5
AuthZed is 5 | The Authorization Infrastructure Event
We're turning 5! Join us virtually to celebrate 5 years of AuthZed and learn about the latest in authorization infrastructure.
authzed.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Fun moment from yesterday's stream was when the Reactions ̶b̶u̶g̶ feature on MacOS repeatedly flashed the 👎 at inopportune moments lol
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Stream starting in 5 minutes. See you there?
We've built AuthZed Dedicated to run on AWS, Azure and GCP so we've naturally learnt a bunch of things along the way.

We're going to share those learnings with you on a livestream this Thursday

It's Office Hours format so bring any questions you have

www.youtube.com/live/CxodHTz...
Tales from the trenches - What we learned building infra on AWS, Azure and GCP
YouTube video by AuthZed
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August 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We've built AuthZed Dedicated to run on AWS, Azure and GCP so we've naturally learnt a bunch of things along the way.

We're going to share those learnings with you on a livestream this Thursday

It's Office Hours format so bring any questions you have

www.youtube.com/live/CxodHTz...
Tales from the trenches - What we learned building infra on AWS, Azure and GCP
YouTube video by AuthZed
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We were at @cnsmunich.bsky.social this past week talking about how Google Zanzibar works

Covered in this talk:

* Why ReBAC is cool
* What the Zanzibar Model, Language and API looks like
* How it achieves low latency and consistency

Watch the entire talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDB...
July 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AuthZed is turning 5! 🎉

We’re throwing the ultimate authorization event on Aug 20 – with product announcements, a peek into our "lab," and talks from some amazing folks including

@andypavlo.bsky.social
@iritgo.bsky.social
… & more!

Details and registration here:

authzed.com/authzed-is-5
AuthZed is 5 | The Authorization Infrastructure Event
We're turning 5! Join us virtually to celebrate 5 years of AuthZed and learn about the latest in authorization infrastructure.
authzed.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Friends don't let friends write custom authorization code.

Here's why:

🧠 Code Is Debt
🧍Authorization Is a Human Problem
⚙️ AuthZ Must Perform at Scale

Learn more here:

dev.to/sohan26/frie...
July 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Tired: AI Agents

Wired: Authorization for AI Agents

In case you missed it:

Here's how you can prevent Agentic AI from accessing unauthorized data: (demo & batteries included)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjKa...
Prevent AI Agents from Accessing Unauthorized Data
YouTube video by AuthZed
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July 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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As someone that normally avoids swag, @posetteconf.com gave out some really good speaker gifts! In general, it's a really well thought out and executed conference! It was a pleasure presenting there.
July 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
New video drop 🖐️ 🎤

Everyone's talking about AI Agents but what about the access control mechanisms for these agents?

In this video we break down techniques to add Authorization for AI Agents in RAG Pipelines. Demo included ➡️

youtu.be/UjKa5T1dIVw?...
Prevent AI Agents from Accessing Unauthorized Data
YouTube video by AuthZed
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July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM