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Date Published
Author
Victoria Krauchunas
Word count
868
Language
English
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None

Summary

Stripe is a platform that facilitates payment processing, billing management, and invoicing for businesses of all sizes, utilizing a complex system of roles to manage user access to various features. The platform allows for a combination of 14 roles, in addition to a default "Owner" role, which is automatically assigned to the account creator. PropelAuth can be used to recreate Stripe's roles model by first switching from a single-role to a multi-role configuration, allowing users to be assigned multiple roles simultaneously. Roles can be added and managed through PropelAuth's dashboard, with certain roles like "Administrator" and "IAM Administrator" having the ability to manage other users. The Owner role can also be updated to manage other roles, ensuring flexibility and control over user permissions. Additionally, PropelAuth supports custom permissions for specific tasks, such as accessing a secret key, which can be assigned to roles like Stripe's Developer role, allowing for precise control over user capabilities within an organization.