Company
Date Published
Author
Michael Carroll
Word count
1679
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The blog post discusses the integration of Access Manager (AM) into the PubNub AngularJS SDK, allowing for flexible and secure access control in real-time applications. This addition enables developers to create private, read-only, or write-only channels by using a serverless API, thereby facilitating scenarios like real-time price updates or request-response interactions. The access control mechanism relies on the use of auth_keys, which act as shared secrets to manage user permissions through Grant and Audit functions. The post emphasizes the importance of secure distribution of auth_keys and explains how to set different levels of access, including the use of time-to-live (TTL) settings for defining permission durations. Additionally, the blog highlights ongoing updates to the library, such as presence API support and potential new features like PubNub-enabled Angular directives, encouraging developers to explore these capabilities and contribute ideas for future enhancements.