Technical Glossary
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Exact Definition
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is an authorization mechanism that restricts system access and database operations to authorized users based on their assigned organizational roles rather than individual user accounts.
Architectural Deep Dive
RBAC simplifies access management by grouping permissions into roles (e.g., 'Warehouse Operator', 'Financial Auditor', 'Super Admin'). When a user requests an API or page resource, the system verifies their role permissions. This is critical in custom ERP architectures to protect ePHI, billing systems, and settings tables from unauthorized staff modifications.
The ERPStack Approach
We design secure RBAC middlewares in Next.js, validating user roles against JWT claims at the edge to restrict API routes and dashboard views.