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Forbid access to the database unless the user is in the approved role

"In this video, John Martinez shows you how to forbid access to the database to users who are not in the approved role. 👉 What exactly does this policy do? This policy explicitly forbids access to a database with PII data unless the user is in a pre-approved role. This is also an example of implementing RBAC in a fine-grained authorization policy. 👉 Why it matters PII data is a target of almost all attacks that result in ransomware, with subsequent loss of brand value and leaking of sensitive data for identity theft."

Transcript

This policy for bids access to a PII database, unless the user is in the PII admin's role, I'm gonna go ahead and attempt the connection to the database.


I'm forbidden from accessing the database.


I will now add the user to the correct role.


User's been added. Let's retet the connection and we are now in the database.

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