Summary

Zanzibar is a globally consistent authorization system built by Google, utilizing Google Spanner for replication across all Google product regions. It’s based on the OpenFGA solution and incorporates insights from AuthZ, Ory Keto, and other authorization systems. Key relationships are defined through a namespace structure with “doc:roadmap” as an example, outlining owner, editor, viewer, and previewer roles. A query confirms Carl is a viewer of “doc:slides”. The project fosters community engagement through a dedicated channel.

Title

Zanzibar: A Global Authorization System - Presented by Auth0

Description

Zanzibar handles authorization for all of Google’s products, allows teams to specify their unique authorization models, globally replicates authorization data, and responds to access checks blazing fast.

Keywords

zanzibar, authorization, google, system, viewer, relation, building, access, more, community, name, generation, control, join, fast, objects, slides

Upstreams

samltool.io

NS Lookup

A 172.64.154.18, A 104.18.33.238

Dates

Created 2024-12-01

Updated 2026-01-28

Summarized 2026-03-06