About this talk
This talk covers the design and implementation of Zanzibar, Google's globally distributed authorization system. The speaker, Sohan, explores the challenges of building a scalable and consistent permission system, detailing how Zanzibar effectively addresses them. Key concepts such as Zanzibar's data model, consistency models, and API are examined, illustrating its application at Google for services like YouTube, Google Drive, and Google Cloud. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how Zanzibar enables fine-grained and flexible access control at scale. Sohan, as the Lead Developer Advocate at Authzed, shares his extensive expertise on topics including OAuth and OpenID Connect, making this session a must for developers looking to enhance their understanding of modern authorization systems.
