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Macaroons Escalated Quickly
Blog post from Fly.io
Post Details
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Date Published
Author
Thomas Ptacek
Word Count
3,589
Company Posts That Month
Language
English
Hacker News Points
263
Post removed?
No
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Summary
Fly.io has implemented a new security token system using Macaroons, a type of bearer token designed to be user-editable and enable JIT-generated least-privilege tokens. The platform uses first-party caveats for straightforward restrictions and third-party caveats for more complex scenarios. This implementation allows users to create their own roles and permissions without involving the platform developers, making it a flexible and efficient security solution.
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