RBAC · Schema

RBAC Role

A named collection of permissions that can be assigned to users in a Role-Based Access Control system.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the role.
name	string	Human-readable name of the role (e.g., 'admin', 'editor', 'viewer').
description	string	Description of the role's purpose and scope.
permissions	array	List of permission identifiers granted by this role.
parents	array	Parent roles this role inherits permissions from (role hierarchy).
scope	string	Scope of the role (e.g., global, organization, project).
created	string
modified	string

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rbac/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rbac-role.json",
  "title": "RBAC Role",
  "description": "A named collection of permissions that can be assigned to users in a Role-Based Access Control system.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "name"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the role."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name of the role (e.g., 'admin', 'editor', 'viewer')."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the role's purpose and scope."
    },
    "permissions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of permission identifiers granted by this role.",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "parents": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Parent roles this role inherits permissions from (role hierarchy).",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "scope": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Scope of the role (e.g., global, organization, project)."
    },
    "created": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "modified": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    }
  }
}