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Granular Access Controls 

Fine-tuned access with every request, for every identity.  Cloud-scale infrastructure demands more than broad roles and blanket policies. Britive enables precise, context-aware permissions through support for role-based (RBAC), attribute-based (ABAC), and policy-based access control (PBAC). Whether you're granting access for five minutes or defining access to a single action in a specific environment, Britive helps you enforce true least privilege without creating roadblocks for fast-moving teams. 

The Challenge: Over-Permissioned Access is Rampant 

Traditional access models assume that users and systems need more access than they actually use, “just in case.” Over time, this creates bloated permissions, excessive roles, and high-risk exposure. Most IAM tools struggle to provide the right level of control without role sprawl, manual complexity, or policy blind spots. 

  • RBAC-only systems lead to “role explosion” as teams create one-off roles for edge cases. 
  • Attribute or context-based access decisions are rarely supported across environments. 
  • Security teams lack the precision to define time-, resource-, and condition-bound access. 
  • Engineering teams get frustrated by rigid policies or slow manual approvals. 
  • Compliance teams struggle to justify broad, loosely scoped permissions during audits. 

The Solution

Least Privileged Access, Enforced by Design

Britive enables you to define who can access what, when, where, and why, all the way down to the action, resource, and session duration. Its support for RBAC, ABAC, and PBAC models gives teams flexible, composable controls to tailor permissions with precision. Every policy adapts to the context of the request and can be automatically scoped to reflect identity attributes, project environments, resource types, or risk levels. 

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Fine-Grained Access for All Identities 

Define access down to specific API calls, database tables, CLI commands, or S3 buckets. 

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Dynamically Scoped Permissions 

Permissions are granted based on identity metadata, environment, or sensitivity to ensure that users and non-human identities get the access they need without delay. 

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Unify Access Management Policies 

Combine role, attribute, and policy logic into one flexible, reusable framework for uniform enforcement across the entire environment. 

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Eliminate Standing Access 

Grant access when it’s needed and automatically expire access based on task, time, approval, or behavior.