<@U04UQ68083H> How do I create roles using Ory Net...
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c
@chilly-king-10285 How do I create roles using Ory Network and then use a webhook to add those roles to the traits of an access token?
b
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Hmm, I don't know enough to give you a confident answer yet. The knowledge sources provided do not contain specific information on creating roles using Ory Network and then using a webhook to add those roles to the traits of an access token. However, I can guide you on how to use webhooks and actions in Ory Network. You can modify aspects of the OpenID Connect and access tokens returned from Hydra's OAuth2 token endpoint by registering a webhook endpoint in your OAuth2 configuration. Before the token is issued to the client, Ory will call your HTTPS endpoint with information about the OAuth client requesting the token. Your endpoint's response to the webhook will be used to customize the token that Ory issues to the OAuth client, and optionally overwrite the session data stored for the resource owner ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/guides/claims-at-refresh)). You can manage your Actions using the Ory Network Console. Navigate to AuthenticationActions & Webhooks in the Ory Console and click on + Create new Action. Choose the flow type that best suits your need and determine the execution time. Provide other necessary data, such as the URL and request method. The ensuing screen allows you to establish authentication parameters and input request body details. Once you have all adjusted settings, click on Save action ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/integrate-with-ory-cloud-through-webhooks#creating-actions-on-the-ory-network)). For more detailed information, I recommend checking out the official Ory documentation on [webhooks](https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/guides/claims-at-refresh) and [actions](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/hooks/configure-hooks).
c
@chilly-king-10285 How do I manage Roles in Ory Network?
b
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Ory doesn't directly provide a role-based access control (RBAC) system, but it does offer a more flexible and powerful system called Ory Permissions, which is based on the open-source project Ory Keto. This system allows you to define complex access control policies using relationships and permissions. In Ory Permissions, relationships are facts about entities stored in Ory Permissions. A relationship consists of three elements: an object entity, a relation string, and a subject entity. Relationships represent real relationships between different entities in your application. For example, you might define a relationship between a user and a file to show that the user owns the file. Permissions are defined in the Ory Permission Language, which is a subset of TypeScript. Permissions are essentially TypeScript functions that return a boolean value based on the relationships in Ory Permissions. These functions allow you to define the access control policies for your application. Permissions can be used to create very fine-grained permissions that can be tailored to the specific needs of your application. By combining relationships and permissions, you can define complex access control policies that allow you to manage access to resources and data in your application. Ory Permissions allows you to build flexible permission models that can be customized to fit any application need. This means you can create access control policies that are as simple or as complex as you need them to be, while still ensuring that your application remains secure and protected. Ory Permissions provides features to help manage relationships and permissions in your application. For example, you can define namespaces to organize your entities, and use the Ory Permissions API to create and manage relationships and permissions programmatically ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/guides/simple-access-check-guide#understand-ory-permissions)). To manage these permissions and relationships, you can use the Ory CLI or the Ory Console. For example, you can use the Ory CLI to pull the current configuration from your Ory Network project and update it ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/gitops#ory-permissions-configuration-and-ory-permission-language)). You can also use the Ory Console to manage your permissions and relationships ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/permissions/overview#ory-network-setup)). For more detailed information, I recommend checking out the official Ory documentation on [Ory Permissions](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/guides/simple-access-check-guide#understand-ory-permissions).
c
@chilly-king-10285 Show an example of using Ory Permission Language to create RBAC
b
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Sure, here's an example of how you can use the Ory Permission Language (OPL) to implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This example is based on a scenario where you are building a reporting application and need to have three groups of users with different access levels:
finance
,
marketing
,
community
, and
admin
. The
admin
role inherits all privileges from
finance
,
marketing
, and
community
. Here's how you can model the access rights using OPL:
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typescript import { Namespace, Context } from "@ory/keto-namespace-types"      class User implements Namespace {}      class Document implements Namespace {     // All relationships for a single document.     related: {       editors: User[]       viewers: User[]     }        // The permissions derived from the relationships and context.     permits = {       // A permission is a function that takes the context and returns a boolean. It can reference `this.related` and `this.permits`.       write: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.editors.includes(ctx.subject),       read: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.permits.write(ctx) || this.related.viewers.includes(ctx.subject),     }   }
In this example, the
Document
namespace has two relationships:
editors
and
viewers
, which are arrays of
User
objects. The
permits
object defines two permissions:
write
and
read
. The
write
permission checks if the subject (the user making the request) is included in the
editors
array. The
read
permission checks if the subject has
write
permission or if the subject is included in the
viewers
array ([source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto#ory-permission-language)). Please note that this is a simplified example and you might need to adjust it to fit your specific use case. For more detailed information, I recommend checking out the official Ory documentation on [Ory Permission Language](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto#ory-permission-language).
c
@chilly-king-10285 Simplify the example to illustrate how to implement RBAC for API Auth. Not using an example of Documents or files.
b
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Sure, let's consider a simplified example where we have three roles:
admin
,
user
, and
guest
. We want to control access to an API endpoint based on these roles. First, we define these roles as groups in Ory Keto. Here's how you can do it using the Ory Keto CLI:
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bash # Define the admin group keto relation-tuple create groups admin member 'subject:admin'  # Define the user group keto relation-tuple create groups user member 'subject:user'  # Define the guest group keto relation-tuple create groups guest member 'subject:guest'
Next, we define permissions for our API endpoint. Let's say we have an endpoint
/api/data
and we want
admin
to have
write
and
read
access,
user
to have
read
access, and
guest
to have no access. We can define these permissions using Ory Permission Language (OPL) as follows:
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typescript class APIEndpoint implements Namespace {   related: {     admins: User[]     users: User[]   }    permits = {     write: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.admins.includes(ctx.subject),     read: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.permits.write(ctx) || this.related.users.includes(ctx.subject),   } }
In this example, the
APIEndpoint
namespace has two relationships:
admins
and
users
, which are arrays of
User
objects. The
permits
object defines two permissions:
write
and
read
. The
write
permission checks if the subject (the user making the request) is included in the
admins
array. The
read
permission checks if the subject has
write
permission or if the subject is included in the
users
array. Please note that this is a simplified example and you might need to adjust it to fit your specific use case. For more detailed information, I recommend checking out the official Ory documentation on [Ory Permission Language](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto#ory-permission-language) and [Ory Keto CLI](https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/reference/keto-relation-tuple).
c
@chilly-king-10285 Rewrite the same example using Ory Network, not the Keto CLI. And have it protect the endpoint
/api/accounts
b
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