Episode Details

Today we are talking about Access Policy API, What it does, and How you can use it with guest Kristiaan Van den Eynde. We'll also cover Visitors as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/472

• What is the Access Policy API
• Why does Drupal need the Access Policy API
• How did Drupal handle access before
• How does the Access Policy API interact with roles
• Does a module exist that shows a UI
• What is the difference between Policy Based Access Control (PBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• How does Access Policy API work with PBAC, ABAC and RBAC
• Can you apply an access policy via a recipe
• Is there a roadmap
• What was it like going through pitchburg
• How can people get involved

• Access Policy API
• Access Policy
• Talking Drupal #226 Group
• Flexible Permissions
• External roles
• Test Super access policy
• Access policy talk at Drupalcon barcelona
• D.o Issue about exception on security issue

Kristiaan Van den Eynde - kristiaanvandeneynde

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Aubrey Sambor - star-shaped.org starshaped

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted a Drupal-native solution for tracking website visitors and their behavior? There's a module for that
• Module name/project name:
  • Visitors
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Mar 2009 by gashev, though recent releases are by Steven Ayers (bluegeek9)
  • Versions available: 8.x-2.19, which works with Drupal 10 and 11
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained
  • Security coverage
  • Test coverage
  • Documentation guide is available
  • Number of open issues: 20 open issues, none of which are bugs against the 8.x branch
• Usage stats:
  • Over 6,000 sites
• Module features and usage
  • A benefit of using a Drupal-native solution is that you retain full ownership over your visitor data. Not sharing that d