Summary

Take the tour Namespace name: doc relation name: editor relation name: viewer relation name: owner Previewer Tuples Kim is owner of the doc:roadmap Ben is editor of the doc:roadmap Carl is viewer of the doc:slides Query Is Carl a viewer of doc:slides Yes , Carl - viewer of doc:slides user relation object Step 0 1 0 6 Architecture Global and Consistent Zanzibar globally replicates data using Google Spanner, allowing it to run on all geographic regions where Google products run without sacrificing external consistency.Resources Paper Zanzibar: Googles Consistent, Global Authorization System Link OpenFGA: Auth0s open-source authorization solution Blogpost The Evolution of Ory Keto: A Global Scale Authorization System Blogpost AuthZ: Cartas highly scalable permissions system Blogpost Building Zanzibar from Scratch by Oso Blogpost How Google Docs models authorization: a primer on Zanzibar View more community Join our community to learn more, share your thoughts and stay up to date on all things Zanzibar.

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

NS Lookup

A 104.18.33.238, A 172.64.154.18

Dates

Created 2026-08-12

Updated 2026-08-12

Summarized 2026-08-12