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Date Published
Author
Adilson
Word Count
1,769
Company Posts That Month
2
Language
English
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Summary

Infisical introduced folder-based access controls to let users grant or restrict permissions for specific secret folders without changing broader team roles, addressing cases such as specialists needing extra credentials or contractors requiring limited access. The feature replaces a more complex Additional Privileges model that was difficult to configure, could not remove permissions, and broke when folder paths changed. Engineering the system required accommodating Infisical’s existing roles, groups, machine identities, legacy tokens, custom permissions, and self-hosted deployments without adopting a new authorization platform. The team created five standardized permission tiers—List, Read, Edit, Manage, and Full Access—and stored folder grants using stable folder IDs rather than paths. To ensure folder-specific rules override inherited role permissions, the implementation applies a deny-all layer for the folder followed by narrowly defined allowed actions, while automated tests guard against incomplete coverage as permissions evolve. The team also addressed cache invalidation caused by renamed or moved folders by introducing a per-project version counter that updates whenever relevant folder data changes, allowing permission changes to take effect reliably.

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