laravel:policies-and-authorization

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps developers implement robust access control in Laravel applications, ensuring that users can only perform actions they are authorized to.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Policy-Based Authorization: Define granular permissions for specific models (e.g., PostPolicy).
• Gate-Based Authorization: Implement broader, cross-cutting authorization checks.
• Controller Integration: Standardize protection using authorize() and authorizeResource().
• Route Protection: Utilize the can middleware for concise route-level security.
• Use Case: Protect a blog post editing feature by ensuring only the author or an administrator can update it, using a PostPolicy.

Quick Start

Generate a policy for the 'User' model using the artisan command.