Consul
Scope-based authorization for Ruby on Rails.
Overview:
Consul is a next-generation authorization solution designed for Ruby on Rails applications. It provides a way to control user access based on sets of accessible items, allowing developers to define permissions for what users can see or edit.
Features:
- Flexible Authorization Rules: Define sets of accessible items to control user access.
- Support for Various Ruby/Rails Versions: Tested with Rails 5.2, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1 on Ruby 2.5, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3.
- Customizable Power Models: Users can describe access to the application by placing a Power model in app/models/power.rb.
- Different Access Levels: Easily restrict access to ActiveRecord models based on specific criteria.
- Boolean Powers: Control access to non-database elements using boolean powers.
- Fine-Grained Control: Define different powers for viewing, updating, or other actions.
- Null Access Handling: Ability to signify no access by having the respective power return nil.
- Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in Ruby. Known for its convention over configuration and don't repeat yourself (DRY) principles, Rails simplifies and accelerates the development of database-backed web applications.
