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# Overview

## Authorization <a href="#overview-of-authorization" id="overview-of-authorization"></a>

### Overview of Authorization <a href="#overview-of-authorization" id="overview-of-authorization"></a>

* Alike authentication, Spinnaker has various mechanisms of authorization. In this page we are going to explore, on how to setup and configure Fiat, an authorization microservice of Spinnaker.
* First of all, what is Authorization got to do with Spinnaker?
  * Using Spinnaker’s - Fiat authorization mechanism one can define roles and responsibilities for a user. To explain in other words, an admin can define what can user see and access while accessing Spinnaker, by restricting access.

### Requirements to Setup Authorization <a href="#requirements-to-setup-authorization" id="requirements-to-setup-authorization"></a>

* Primarily, its mandate to have Authentication setup for Gate.
* To enable persistent Storage (S3 or GCS), ensure to have front 50 configured.
* Enable role any one of the role provider from the below
  * Using Google Groups by accessing G Suite Admin Console
  * GitHub Team
  * LDAP server
  * SAML Identity Provider (IdP) – In SAML user roles are fixed, and cannot be changes until the user needs to re-authenticate.


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