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In this version we focused on making Cerbos easier to install and test, by making it accessible to developers on multiple platforms including brew (homebrew) and DEB or RPM packages. We also added the documentation to run Cerbos as a serverless service on AWS Lambda and as a Systemd service on Linux.
Blog highlight
If you want to know more about “Homegrown security scales and works, if you have a full time dedicated team” view of our founders, you can read it on our blog. We wrote about how some build-or-buy decisions are easier than others, what are the key aspects to consider when making them, and some of the most relevant implications of each route.
Industry news
Managing and scaling permissions isn't a simple task - even at Netflix size. At the InfoQ conference earlier in the year, Cole Turner, a Senior Engineer from the streaming giant, talked through their journey with authorization and outlined the pros and cons of various approaches. With requirements that go beyond simple roles, and the need to scale across a vast web of services, attribute based access control (ABAC) became the only choice.
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