Access Manager
Overview
Access Manager is the control plane component responsible for policy governance, compilation, and distribution across the Keymate platform. It orchestrates the complete policy lifecycle from authoring through activation, ensuring consistent authorization behavior across all runtime components.
When to Read This Section
Read this section when you need to:
- Understand how policies move from draft to production
- Learn about policy compilation and artifact generation
- Configure policy distribution to runtime components
- Implement governance workflows for policy approval
Who Should Start Here
- Architects designing authorization topology
- Policy Authors creating and managing access policies
- Operators managing policy deployment pipelines
- Platform Engineers integrating authorization into services
Key Topics
- Overview — Access Manager responsibilities and system role
- Policy Lifecycle & Governance — Approval workflows and version management
- Compile & Artifact Pipeline — Policy compilation and snapshot generation
- Authorization Topology Service — Context mapping and metadata management
- Distribution & Activation — Policy deployment coordination
Representative Journeys
| Goal | Start Here |
|---|---|
| Understand how policies move from draft to production | Policy Lifecycle & Governance |
| Learn how policies are compiled into runtime artifacts | Compile & Artifact Pipeline |
| Configure policy distribution to runtime components | Distribution & Activation |
| Understand authorization context mapping | Authorization Topology Service |
Recommended Reading Order
- Overview
- Policy Lifecycle & Governance
- Compile & Artifact Pipeline
- Authorization Topology Service
- Distribution & Activation
Related Sections
- Policy Engine — Runtime policy evaluation
- FGA Engine — Fine-grained authorization
- Concepts: Policy Model — Policy concepts and terminology