Open Policy Administration Layer
A real-time administration layer for policy engines like OPA and AWS Cedar, keeping authorization data and policies in sync across microservices.
What is Open Policy Administration Layer?
OPAL (Open Policy Administration Layer) is an open-source administration layer for policy engines like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and AWS Cedar Agent. It solves the challenge of keeping policy agents synchronized with real-time changes in policy and authorization data from various sources such as databases, APIs, and third-party services, ensuring that access-control decisions are always based on the latest state.
Developers and platform engineers building microservices or cloud-native applications that require dynamic, fine-grained authorization, especially those using policy-as-code engines like OPA or Cedar in production environments.
Developers choose OPAL because it provides a scalable, real-time update mechanism for policy engines, eliminating manual synchronization efforts. Its cloud-native architecture and support for multiple policy engines make it a versatile solution for maintaining up-to-date authorization layers across distributed systems.
Overview
Policy and data administration, distribution, and real-time updates on top of Policy Agents (OPA, Cedar, ...)
Use Cases
Best For
- Implementing real-time fine-grained authorization in microservices
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