RBAC is a flexible network access control method that aligns users' privileges with their role in an organization, reducing unnecessary access to sensitive information. It allows organizations to apply granular controls to users by assigning them to roles based on characteristics such as location, department, seniority level, or job requirements. This approach simplifies assigning roles to users, maximizing operational efficiency and reducing the risk of granting users more permissions than needed. RBAC offers several benefits, including coarse-grained access control, which makes it an effective solution for permissioning in compliance-related contexts. However, its complexity can cause security teams to encounter pain points, such as "role explosions" and the need to redefine existing policies to meet new requirements. To address these challenges, organizations should consider combining RBAC with attribute-based access control or optimizing their data governance policies.