OptimalBits/node_acl

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A minimalistic access control list (ACL) library for Node.js applications, inspired by Zend_ACL. It manages users, roles, hierarchies, and resource permissions, with built-in Redis, MongoDB, and in-memory backends plus Express middleware.

Use cases

• add role-based access control to a node app
• protect express routes with permissions middleware
• manage user roles and permissions in redis or mongodb
• restrict users from accessing other users' content
• implement hierarchical roles for an api

When to choose

• you need flexible role/permission-based authorization in a Node.js app
• you use Express and want middleware to guard resources
• you want pluggable backends like Redis or MongoDB for storing ACLs

When to avoid

• you need actively maintained software with ongoing commits
• you want a full-featured authorization framework like OPA or Casbin
• your project is not JavaScript/Node.js

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

authorization middleware auth security web-development backend acl role-based-access-control express-middleware redis-backend mongodb-backend nodejs

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