Authz as a Dev Workflow: Architecting Better Cloud Native Apps

This conference talk explores why authorization should be a core part of cloud native application development rather than an afterthought. Learn how making authorization central to your development workflow can improve developer experience and application security. Discover how CNCF authorization projects and OpenID Foundation open standards are revolutionizing the approach to authorization. Through practical examples, see how modern authorization patterns integrate with existing workflows, help identify access control issues early, and simplify developers' tasks. Gain practical patterns for building maintainable access control logic, effective testing strategies for authorization rules, and proven approaches to embedding security into development workflows from the beginning. Whether developing new systems or enhancing existing ones, this 32-minute presentation provides valuable insights on leveraging authorization to architect better cloud native applications.