Weaviate authentication & authorization: a complete security guide
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Originally published on the Weaviate blog
Authentication and authorization get lumped together, but they answer different questions: who are you? and what are you allowed to do? Getting the second one right is what keeps a shared database from becoming a liability.
The guide walks through both sides in Weaviate:
- Authentication methods — API keys, OIDC integration, and anonymous access, and when each fits.
- Authorization with RBAC — enforcing the principle of least privilege across collections and resources.
- Putting them together into a coherent security model instead of a pile of ad-hoc rules.