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Access Control in Kubernetes: Using SelfSubjectAccessReview and LocalSubjectAccessReview

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Christopher Adamson
Sep 14, 2025
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SelfSubjectAccessReview (SSAR) and LocalSubjectAccessReview (LSAR) are Kubernetes API resources that allow you to programmatically verify whether a given user or service account is authorized to perform a specific action. These can be invaluable when building custom RBAC UIs, dashboards, or admission controllers that need to display or enforce fine-grained permission checks.

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