Melissa Smolensky @melsmo
Cloud. Containers. Traveling. Drinking Margaritas. Singing - la la la. Momma Earthing. Past Chartio. Past Coreo. Past GitLab. San Francisco Joined March 2007-
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We spoke @VoxxedAmsterdam about a topic that some people find controversial - don't use JWTs for authorization. What do you think? youtu.be/ucTOgQTk6wk?si…
The SpiceDB Playground just got an update. You can try SpiceDB directly in your browser (no install required) making it easy to explore fine-grained authorization and permissions modeling with real examples. Explore example schemas, write and test your own schema, run real permission checks, experiment with relationships and access patterns in real time and more! Check it out, play.authzed.com, or learn more on the blog, authzed.com/blog/spicedb-p….
“This video teaches viewers why authorization—the system that determines who or what is allowed to do specific actions—is becoming one of the most critical infrastructure layers in the AI era.” Thank you @Scobleizer for talking all things permissions in the Ai era.
It might not be sexy, but everyone uses authorization technology. Here I sit with the founder/CEO, Jake Moshenko, of authzed.com This video teaches viewers why authorization—the system that determines who or what is allowed to do specific actions—is becoming one of
14 MCP security breaches in 12 months!!
We updated our Timeline of Model Context Protocol (MCP) Security Breaches post to include the latest security breaches. You can read more about major MCP-related breaches and security failures - what happened, what data was exposed, why it happened, and what they reveal about the
Wrestling with permissions, roles, or access control complexity? Take a second and try out AuthZed Cloud - we're offering $700 in credits so you can see what scalable, modern authorization infrastructure can do for your applications. Try it out, authzed.com/cloud/starter-…
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In SF this weekend? Join us at the JetBrains Codex Hackathon - we will be onsite helping teams with agent authorization as well as participating as judges. 1st place winners receive a $3000 cash award. Learn more here and join us, cerebralvalley.ai/e/jetbrains-x-…
@authzed You can also join the livestream at 9 am PT today to learn more, linkedin.com/video/event/ur…
Putting power back in the users hands - you can control what AI can and can’t access. Check out these tools to get started.
Your coding agent needs better permissions, and so does the code it writes - that is why today we are introducing SpiceBox, fine-grained permissions for AI coding agents, and spicedb-dev, authorization expertise for your coding agent. Both tools are open source, learn more on our
Don’t miss SpiceDB Community Day today at 10 am PT where we will talk permissions in your AI workflow, authzed.com/events/spicedb…
AI is moving fast but most teams are still relying on authorization models that weren’t built for it. AI initiatives are stalling not because of technical complexity but because the permissions layer wasn't designed for it. We wrote more about why you need to think about
The AuthZed Cloud Datastore, Unlocked - As of today, we've unlocked the ability for customers of the AuthZed Cloud platform to scale operations themselves. AuthZed is stepping out of the way, not only to provide more visibility but to also give customers operational independence. Read more on the blog, authzed.com/blog/cloud-dat…, and try it out in AuthZed Cloud, authzed.com/products/authz…, today!
Check out the February SpiceDB release. We introduced: -Postgres Foreign Data Wrapper -Query Planner -Keyword in Permissions Learn more yourself here, authzed.com/changelog/febr…
Access control will soon need to track: -Which documents an agent accessed -What an agent requested versus received -When permissions changed mid-task -How agent capabilities map to user permissions Agents will request access dynamically. Systems will make just-in-time decisions. Ambient context that constantly shifts as agents work and permissions update, doesn't fit the policy engine model. Policy Engines Don't Work for AI Authorization. authzed.com/blog/policy-en…
For those using Postgres, managing permissions just got easier….
Introducing the SpiceDB Foreign Data Wrapper (FDW) for PostgreSQL, a new experimental way to bring real-time authorization context from SpiceDB into Postgres queries, all without duplicating data, rewriting policies, or embedding authorization logic where it doesn't belong. Read
Going live at 8:30 am PT we’re talking about how complex permissions are getting with agents. Join us live here in 5 authzed.com/events/falseho…
About 15 minutes until go time - join us live where we will be talking about what permissions agents should have and why. What do you want an agent to access when it is acting on behalf of you or as an employee? authzed.com/events/falseho…
What is an Agent Identity? Is it a representation of me or does it stand on its own? Join AuthZed tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:30 am PT / 11:30 am ET to learn more about falsehoods people believe about agent authorization. Register here, authzed.com/events/falseho…
$700 worth of credit to try out AuthZed Cloud. Let’s go.
Happy Permission Checks Year! We're starting out 2026 by giving individuals at organizations the fast path to implementing the same authorization technology used by companies like OpenAI, Workday, Turo and more. We're giving away $700 worth of credit to try out AuthZed Cloud and
Testing #RAG pipelines is hard. Using @authzed's #SpiceDB with @testcontainers it's simpler than ever. docker.com/blog/rag-permi…
See a timeline of MCP breaches here, authzed.com/blog/timeline-… Friends don’t let friends blindly hand over their data to MCP Servers 😬
MCP is not secure. Security is left to the implementers. authzed.com/blog/mcp-is-no… The common thread isn’t sophisticated zero day exploits. It’s authorization failures. Over-privileged tokens, missing access controls, inadequate isolation and supply chain trust assumptions that didn’t hold up.
AI agents need authorization, not just access. At #KubeCon, AuthZed’s SpiceDB showed how to secure non-human identities with fine-grained, low-latency permissions. Think: AI with traceability, accountability & human-in-the-loop control. #AIsecurity #Authorization #SpiceDB
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