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Role-based access control (RBAC)

RBAC gives people access to data and tools based on their role, rather than granting permissions one by one.

Written by Reflective Data experts · updated Oct 5, 2026

Roles such as analyst, marketer or engineer carry sets of permissions. It scales better than individual grants and makes audits simple.

Pair it with least privilege: give each role only what it needs.

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