Deeper Level Role Based Access Control in Angular

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When I started working on a project that required Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), I found a fantastic article that explained a simple approach to implementing RBAC in Angular. The method was clear and easy to follow, using Angular templates and directives to enforce role-based restrictions.

While the article provided an excellent starting point, I found myself wanting more flexibility and scalability as my project grew. I decided to explore deeper and come up with a more robust approach to implementing RBAC. This article is the result of those explorations, and I hope it helps others who are looking to create a strong RBAC system in their Angular applications.

Getting Started

This article builds on the ideas presented in this great piece on RBAC in Angular templates.

The original implementation relied heavily on *ngIf to conditionally display elements. While this works for small projects, it can quickly become unwieldy in complex applications with multiple roles and permissions.

Here, we’ll centralize role management, create reusable directives, and use Angular’s route guards for cleaner and more secure role enforcement.