Since our last update, we have launched new features in the Cerbos Hub Playground, and Cerbos PDP v0.39.0 has gone live. We’ve also written a guide to help you implement externalized authorization in the right way, and shared a blog about zero trust authorization and its importance in app security.

Finally, our Co-Founder and CEO, Emre Baran, recently appeared on the Front End Happy Hour podcast, to discuss the realities of scaling a business and how the role of a CEO evolves with the growth of a company.

We’ve got lots of fun and interesting things planned for our Slack community this month—and throughout the rest of the year! Our calendar kicks off on 16 October with a Policy Chillout livestream. On 22 October we’re doing an open source Q&A, and then an interactive presentation about stateless architecture on 30 October. Join us on our Slack for more details and to get in on the fun!

Product Updates

Cerbos Hub

New tools for effortless policy creation and testing in Cerbos Hub are now live!

We are introducing new features in the Cerbos Hub Playground that aim to simplify how developers write, test, and iterate on authorization policies. These updates are designed to enhance the policy experimentation and testing experience, for longtime users and for those just getting started with Cerbos.

This release includes three additions:

• RBAC Policy Wizard
• API Request Simulator
• Connect a Local PDP 

These new features reduce the time and effort involved in writing and testing policies, addressing common frustrations developers face in their workflow. The goal is to streamline the entire process, allowing for more efficient and realistic policy testing without the need for repetitive manual tasks.

With these enhancements, developers can spend less time on setup and more time on meaningful experimentation and testing, leading to a more productive workflow.

Explore Cerbos Hub

Cerbos PDP

The v0.39.0 version of Cerbos PDP includes a new, experimental policy type for defining access matrices for roles, a reworked blob storage driver, the ability to run Cerbos in-process for Go developers, and much more.

This release introduces a new, experimental policy type for defining access matrices for roles. Role policies enable policy authors to further refine the permissions by defining a set of resources and actions that a principal with a particular role is allowed to perform on them. 

You can find the full release notes here: v0.39.0

Cerbos PDP is open source, check out our GitHub

Helpful Content

Front End Happy Hour podcast: Leadership, startups, and GTM with Emre Baran

Cerbos’ co-founder and CEO, Emre Baran, sat down with Ryan Burgess to share insights on managing remote teams, scaling systems, or navigate the complexities of a startup. Whether you're a founder looking to take your startup to the next level, or an engineer working on building scalable, maintainable systems, this episode provides invaluable advice. 

Upcoming Events

For those of you who checked out Dan Maher’s talks at DevOpsDays Cairo and DevOpsDays London: thank you! Your support means a lot! 

We’re looking forward to the following conferences in the coming weeks.

Visit our booth at:

• Authenticate Conference in Carlsbad, October 14-16. Alex Olivier will be at Booth #C3, and you can join him Tuesday afternoon from 4-6pm for the OpenID AuthZEN Interop session on the Future of Authorization
• WebSummit, Lisbon, November 11-14. Booth # TBA
• Kubecon NA in Salt Lake City, November 12-15. Booth #S3

Meet Alex Olivier at:

• CIVO Disruptive Tech in London, October 9. Check out his talk, “Layered Security: What Aviation Safety and Cheese Can Teach Us About Zero Trust.”
• Internet Identity Workshop in California, October 29-31

Meet Aram Andreasyan at:

• GovWare in Singapore, October 15-17
• Identity Week Asia in Singapore, October 22-23