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Market concepts Product concepts
  • Access Layers: These are key terms that Serval uses to describe the layers of access in an application.
LevelDescriptionExamples
ApplicationThe application users are requesting access to. You can configure multiple instances of the same app (e.g., AWS Prod and AWS Dev)Okta, Slack, GitHub, Linear
ResourceA group, team, or other logical division within an application. Many applications have a single “App Access” resource if no other resources are neededGroup, Channel, Team
RoleThe permissions a user requests within an application or resourceMember, Owner, Admin, Super Admin
Product components _The three P’s: Policies, Profiles, Provisioning: _
  • Polices [Link]
  • Profiles [Link]
  • Provisioning [Link]