---
title: "How To Write Permissions Like A Senior Dev"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-write-permissions-like-a-senior-dev-t8qxrvtqj
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzoA2F4MbP8
type: video:youtube
source: "Web Dev Simplified"
published: 2026-05-28T16:16:40.503Z
updated: 2026-05-28T16:16:58.348Z
tags: ["security", "architecture", "authorization"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 8
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# How To Write Permissions Like A Senior Dev

**[Web Dev Simplified](https://daily.dev/sources/wds)** · 1 min read · 8 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

A progression through permission system design patterns, from ad-hoc nested if-statements to service patterns, then role-based access control (RBAC), and finally attribute-based access control (ABAC). ABAC is presented as the gold standard because it handles complex conditions like object ownership and status, while RBAC falls short for dynamic or context-dependent rules.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#authorization](https://daily.dev/tags/authorization)

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