# Comparing Row-Level Security with Convex's Server-Side Authorization

DevFeed: [Comparing Row-Level Security with Convex's Server-Side Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/row-level-security-is-a-ticking-timebomb-81497.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://stack.convex.dev/why-convex-doesnt-need-row-level-security>)

Author: Stack

Published: 2026-05-27T17:36:19Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stack.md>)

Topics: [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>)

Tags: [convex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/convex.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [row-level-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/row-level-security.md>), [supabase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supabase.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

The author argues that keeping authorization alongside application logic makes access rules easier to maintain, particularly when using AI coding tools. Firebase security rules and Supabase RLS policies are contrasted with Convex's server-side functions, which combine authorization and database access while preserving reactive updates. Developers still need to write authorization checks; the proposed benefit is their placement and reuse within application code.

## Source excerpt

Firebase rules and Supabase RLS keep security policy separate from app code. Learn how Convex co-locates both in TypeScript by keeping the database off the client.