Analysis of authorization practices across 500+ organizations. Most still use home-grown RBAC. AI agents are exposing the gaps. Broken access control remains the #1 application security risk for the fourth consecutive year.
Broken access control is the #1 API security risk — and most organizations still treat authorization as application logic, not infrastructure. A practical guide for security leaders evaluating fine-grained authorization.
Choosing authorization infrastructure locks you in for years. Here's a structured evaluation framework covering performance, security, compliance, pricing, and lock-in risk — the questions to ask and what good answers look like.
NIS2, DORA, and the EU AI Act all mandate fine-grained, auditable access control — with enforcement deadlines already passing. Here's what each regulation requires and why most authorization systems can't deliver it.
Every multi-tenant authorization system promises tenant isolation. Most enforce it with WHERE clauses. One missing filter and data leaks across tenant boundaries. InferaDB enforces isolation with cryptography — cross-tenant access isn't prevented, it's architecturally impossible.
