Topaz 0.30
Infrastructure
authorization service
SHOW HN2023
35points
16comments
#1,290of 3,109 in 2023
Top 42%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
6 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.53.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Built-in test harness (topaz test) is useful
From 2 comments
Been fun to watch this project progress. I have tried it out in a few apps before. Love the test harness, that's super useful!
bradhe on HNThanks! "topaz test" is already pretty useful, and we hope to bring assertions into the visual console in a future release.
ogazitt on HN
Combining ReBAC and ABAC in one tool
From 2 comments
I love the fact it is bring relational and attribute based together, happy birthday Topaz !
gertd on HNIn simple terms topaz brings a rebac data solution together with OPA, so you only have to create attribute based authorization rules when really needed, to compliment the…
gertd on HN
Fills the authorization gap the way Auth0 fills authentication
From 2 comments
It is great to see this release coming together. I am working on a new app right now. While authentication is a solved problem with services like Auth0, how to set up a robust…
janczukt on HNThanks! That's exactly the analogy we think of... Auth0 : AuthN :: Topaz : AuthZ :)
ogazitt on HN
Objections
Runs as a container; no native Windows Service yet
From 2 comments
I see it is a container based solution, is that a requirement, we (have to) run on Windows Server, can I run topaz without a container, just bare metal?
milo_a_hoffman on HNYou can, simply use the topazd.exe binary from the topaz_windows_x86_64.zip from the GH releases page (https://github.com/aserto-dev/topaz/releases). Note this is currently not a…
gertd on HN
Requests
Native Windows Service support
From 1 comment
You can, simply use the topazd.exe binary from the topaz_windows_x86_64.zip from the GH releases page (https://github.com/aserto-dev/topaz/releases). Note this is currently not a…
gertd on HN
Assertions in the visual console
From 1 comment
Thanks! "topaz test" is already pretty useful, and we hope to bring assertions into the visual console in a future release.
ogazitt on HN
Questions
How does it compare to OpenFGA and OPA
From 1 comment
How does this compare to other CNCF solutions like OpenFGA and OPA?
milo_a_hoffman on HN
Can it run without a container on bare metal
From 1 comment
I see it is a container based solution, is that a requirement, we (have to) run on Windows Server, can I run topaz without a container, just bare metal?
milo_a_hoffman on HN
Alternatives named
OpenFGA
From 2 comments
How does this compare to other CNCF solutions like OpenFGA and OPA?
milo_a_hoffman on HNToday we are using OpenFGA and OPA together, as OPA does not provide a real solution managing our data and we only have a few real attribute based checks we need to make. OpenFGA…
milo_a_hoffman on HN
OPA
From 2 comments
How does this compare to other CNCF solutions like OpenFGA and OPA?
milo_a_hoffman on HNToday we are using OpenFGA and OPA together, as OPA does not provide a real solution managing our data and we only have a few real attribute based checks we need to make. OpenFGA…
milo_a_hoffman on HN