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omeraplak/cerbos — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2022-12-20

★ 1GoAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A centralized authorization service where you write YAML permission policies once, and any app asks it yes/no on whether a user can do something.

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    What it does
      Centralizes permissions
      Evaluates YAML policies
      Answers allow deny
    Tech stack
      Go
      YAML
    Use cases
      Role based access
      Context aware rules
      Multi app auth
    Audience
      Developers
      Ops DevOps

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Move authorization logic out of app code into version-controlled YAML policies.

VIBE 2

Enforce role-based access like admin versus regular user across services.

VIBE 3

Add context-aware rules, such as only allowing deletion before submission.

VIBE 4

Share consistent access control across multiple applications and languages.

what's the stack?

GoYAML

how it stacks up fr

omeraplak/cerbosaegrail/aegrail-engineaeneasr/form
Stars111
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2022-12-20—2019-03-08
MaintenanceDormant—Dormant
Setup difficultymoderatehardeasy
Complexity3/55/52/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 1h+

Requires running the Cerbos Policy Decision Point service alongside your app.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain how Cerbos evaluates a YAML policy to answer an allow or deny request.
prompt 2
Show me an example Cerbos policy for role-based access control.
prompt 3
Help me write a Cerbos policy that allows an action only under certain conditions.
prompt 4
How would I call Cerbos from my application using one of its SDKs?
prompt 5
Walk me through moving my app's existing permission logic into Cerbos policies.

Frequently asked questions

what is cerbos fr?

A centralized authorization service where you write YAML permission policies once, and any app asks it yes/no on whether a user can do something.

What language is cerbos written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, YAML.

Is cerbos actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-12-20).

How hard is cerbos to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is cerbos for?

Mainly developer.

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