AuthzRoleBinding

An AuthzRoleBinding connects a subject (identified by a JWT claim-value pair) to one or more roles within a namespace. Each role mapping can optionally narrow the binding's scope to a specific project or component within the resource hierarchy.

API Version

openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1

Resource Definition

Metadata

AuthzRoleBindings are namespace-scoped resources.

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: <binding-name>
  namespace: <namespace>

Spec Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
entitlement	EntitlementClaim	Yes	-	Subject identification from JWT claims
roleMappings	RoleMapping[]	Yes	-	List of role-scope pairs this binding grants
effect	string	No	allow	allow or deny

EntitlementClaim

Field	Type	Required	Description
claim	string	Yes	JWT claim name (e.g., groups, sub, email)
value	string	Yes	JWT claim value to match (e.g., dev-team)

RoleMapping

Each entry in the roleMappings array pairs a role reference with an optional scope and optional attribute-based conditions.

Field	Type	Required	Description
roleRef	RoleRef	Yes	Reference to the role to bind
scope	TargetScope	No	Narrows the mapping to a specific project or component. Omit for namespace-wide
conditions	AuthzCondition[]	No	Attribute-based restrictions on specific actions granted by the role. Omit for no restrictions

RoleRef

Field	Type	Required	Description
kind	string	Yes	AuthzRole (same namespace) or ClusterAuthzRole
name	string	Yes	Name of the role to bind

TargetScope

All fields are optional. Omitted fields mean "all" at that level.

Field	Type	Required	Description
project	string	No	Scope to a specific project within the namespace
component	string	No	Scope to a specific component (requires project)

important

scope.component requires scope.project to be set. This is enforced by a validation rule on the resource.

AuthzCondition

Each entry in conditions gates a set of actions in the role mapping on a CEL expression evaluated against attributes of the request.

Field	Type	Required	Description
actions	string[]	Yes	Action patterns this condition applies to — the entry's expression is attached to each listed action. Supports exact matches and wildcards.
expression	string	Yes	A CEL expression that must evaluate to true for the action to be permitted by this role mapping.

Multiple entries on the same role mapping are combined with OR semantics — at least one entry whose actions cover the request action must evaluate to true for the action to be permitted. Entries whose actions do not match the request action do not contribute to the decision.

For the full list of attributes available to expressions and the evaluation model, see Conditions on Role Bindings.

Examples

Namespace-Wide Developer Access

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: backend-team-dev-binding
  namespace: acme
spec:
  entitlement:
    claim: groups
    value: backend-team
  roleMappings:
    - roleRef:
        kind: AuthzRole
        name: developer
  effect: allow

Project-Scoped Access

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: backend-team-crm-binding
  namespace: acme
spec:
  entitlement:
    claim: groups
    value: backend-team
  roleMappings:
    - roleRef:
        kind: AuthzRole
        name: developer
      scope:
        project: crm
  effect: allow

Component-Scoped Access

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: api-team-gateway-binding
  namespace: acme
spec:
  entitlement:
    claim: groups
    value: api-team
  roleMappings:
    - roleRef:
        kind: ClusterAuthzRole
        name: viewer
      scope:
        project: crm
        component: api-gateway
  effect: allow

Deny Access to a Specific Project

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: block-billing-access
  namespace: acme
spec:
  entitlement:
    claim: groups
    value: backend-team
  roleMappings:
    - roleRef:
        kind: ClusterAuthzRole
        name: viewer
      scope:
        project: billing
  effect: deny

Restrict Component Deployments to Non-Production Environments

Use conditions on a role mapping to gate specific actions on request attributes. The binding below grants developer access to the backend-team group, but blocks release-binding mutations in production. See Conditions for the full attribute model.

apiVersion: openchoreo.dev/v1alpha1
kind: AuthzRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: backend-team-binding
  namespace: acme
spec:
  entitlement:
    claim: groups
    value: backend-team
  roleMappings:
    - roleRef:
        kind: AuthzRole
        name: developer
      conditions:
        - actions:
            - releasebinding:create
            - releasebinding:update
            - releasebinding:delete
          expression: 'resource.environment != "acme/prod"'
  effect: allow

Allow and Deny

Both ClusterAuthzRoleBinding and AuthzRoleBinding carry an effect field: either allow or deny. When multiple bindings match a request, the system follows a deny-overrides strategy:

• If any matching binding has effect allow AND no matching binding has effect deny: ALLOW
• If any matching binding has effect deny: DENY (deny always wins)
• If no bindings match: DENY (default deny)

A single deny binding can override any number of allow bindings, making it straightforward to revoke specific permissions without restructuring the entire role hierarchy.

Related Resources

• AuthzRole - Namespace-scoped role definition
• ClusterAuthzRole - Cluster-scoped role definition
• ClusterAuthzRoleBinding - Cluster-scoped role binding