Prompt
What should I use to enforce access control on model usage?
Latest observation
Use an authorization layer in front of the model API, not the model itself.
A good pattern is:
- Authenticate the caller first
- Authorize each action with RBAC or ABAC
- Enforce access at the service/API gateway that brokers model requests
- Log and audit every model invocation
Common options
- RBAC (Role-Based Access Control): simple and common if permissions map cleanly to roles
- ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control): better if access depends on context like tenant, environment, data sensitivity, or request purpose
- OPA / Open Policy Agent: strong choice for centralized policy enforcement
- API gateway + policy engine: practical for controlling which users/apps can call which model endpoints
If you mean “model usage” specifically
You may want to control:
- which users can access which models
- which users can use certain tools/function calls
- what data can be sent to the model
- rate limits, quotas, and tenant isolation
Recommended setup
For most systems:
- Identity provider for authentication
- API gateway or backend service for enforcement
- OPA or similar policy engine for authorization
- Audit logs and usage tracking
If you want, I can suggest a concrete design for enterprise, multi-tenant SaaS, or internal app use cases.
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