# Control your role! Kubernetes RBAC explored

DevFeed: [Control your role! Kubernetes RBAC explored](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/control-your-role-kubernetes-rbac-explored-7996.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/kubernetes-rbac-explored/>)

Author: James Walker

Published: 2023-07-27T05:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial on Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC), covering roles, permissions, and why RBAC is preferred over ABAC for Kubernetes authorization.

## Source excerpt

In this article, you'll learn what Kubernetes RBAC is, why you should use it, and how to configure it in your cluster.