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Building a Live RBAC Explorer for GraphQL: Visualize Access by Role in Real-Time

“Who can access this field?” is the most frequent — and least answered — question in GraphQL security. This article introduces the concept and architecture of a Live RBAC Explorer GUI, a visual tool that allows teams to interactively explore access permissions per role in a GraphQL schema. 1. Objective: Role-Based GraphQL Access Visualization Users should be able to: ✅ Select a role (admin, user, guest, etc.) ✅ View query/mutation types and their fields ✅ See which fields are accessible, denied, or conditionally filtered ✅ Live-query the API with the role context 2. Use Case Scenarios

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Building a Live RBAC Explorer for GraphQL: Visualize Access by Role in Real-Time

“Who can access this field?” is the most frequent — and least answered — question in GraphQL security.

This article introduces the concept and architecture of a Live RBAC Explorer GUI,

a visual tool that allows teams to interactively explore access permissions per role in a GraphQL schema.

1. Objective: Role-Based GraphQL Access Visualization

Users should be able to:

✅ Select a role (admin, user, guest, etc.)

✅ View query/mutation types and their fields

✅ See which fields are accessible, denied, or conditionally filtered

✅ Live-query the API with the role context

2. Use Case Scenarios

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