Reliability, security & resilience · Core
Authorisation
Also called: authorization, authz
ELI5
Decide what an identified user may access or change.
Used in conversation
“Authorisation is checked on every request.”
Definition
Determination of what an authenticated identity is allowed to do.
Here “Authorisation” means: Determination of what an authenticated identity is allowed to do.
Pitch context
You will see “Authorisation” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches reliability, security & resilience.
Why it matters: In reliability, security & resilience, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.
Sources & evidence · 2
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16