https://polaris.apache.org/releases/1.4.1/managing-security/Recent content in Managing Security on Apache PolarisHugoen-us<a href="https://www.apache.org/">Copyright © 2026 The Apache Software Foundation</a>.<br>Licensed under the <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.https://polaris.apache.org/releases/1.4.1/managing-security/access-control/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://polaris.apache.org/releases/1.4.1/managing-security/access-control/<p>This section provides information about how access control works for Apache Polaris.</p> <p>Polaris uses a role-based access control (RBAC) model in which the Polaris administrator assigns access privileges to catalog roles and then grants access to resources to principals by assigning catalog roles to principal roles.</p> <div class="alert alert-info"><p class="alert-heading"> ℹ️ Info</p> For advanced authorization scenarios requiring external policy management or integration with existing policy infrastructure, Polaris supports integration with external Policy Decision Points (PDPs) such as Open Policy Agent (OPA). See <a href="../external-pdp/">External Policy Decision Point</a> for more information. </div> <p>These are the key concepts to understanding access control in Polaris:</p>