Authorizer: Open-source authentication and authorization for your apps

Authorizer, an open-source authentication and authorization server written in Go, now includes a permissions engine and an interface for AI agents in the same program that handles user sign-in, allowing a chatbot to check whether a user may see a document before fetching it. The project's maintainers position the tool for teams that run sign-in and access control on their own infrastructure and keep user accounts in a database of their choosing.

Authorizer is an open-source server for sign-in and access control in web and mobile apps. Teams run it on their own infrastructure and keep user accounts in a database they choose. Its maintainers have built a permissions engine and an interface for AI agents into the same Go program that logs users in, so a chatbot can ask whether a user may see a document before it fetches that document. This affects any team that … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/28/authorizer-open-source-authentication-server/ The post Authorizer: Open-source authentication and authorization for your apps https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/28/authorizer-open-source-authentication-server/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .