Governance

Cedar

Write, validate, and evaluate fine-grained authorization policies separately from application code.

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Where it fits

What you can use it for

Defining who may use which tools and resources.

Apply policy, document risks and check system behaviour.

Before you adopt

What to check for your team

Cedar is an authorization language and engine. Integrate enforcement at each protected action.

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Licence and scope

Apache-2.0

The pinned license and README identify Apache-2.0. Third-party components retain their own notices.

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