docs: roles & ABAC quick reference
Add docs/reference/roles-and-access.md — a short, scannable reference for the three dev roles (drafter/approver/admin), that login is faked and role is a separate dev-only stand-in, how to switch (dev switcher / ?role=), a per-role capability table, and the one ABAC principle (server emits + enforces; UI renders). Points to PRD-0002 + the code. Adds a pointer from CLAUDE.md. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Roles & access (ABAC) — quick reference
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A short, practical reference for **which roles exist, how to switch between them, and what each
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unlocks**. For the full design and rationale see
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[PRD-0002 — Attribute-Based Access Control](../project/prd/0002-attribute-based-access-control.md).
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## Login vs. role — they are separate
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**Login is faked.** This POC has one hardcoded, stubbed DigiD user (a 9-digit BSN); there is no
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real identity provider and you do **not** pick a role when you log in.
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The **acting role** is a separate, **dev-only** stand-in for the coarse role a real AD/OIDC identity
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would carry. It is orthogonal to the login user — you log in as the one faked user, then choose an
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acting role to exercise the drafter/approver/admin flows.
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## The three roles
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`drafter` (default) · `approver` · `admin` — defined by the `Role` type in
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`src/app/shared/domain/role.ts`.
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## How to switch role (dev only)
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Both are wired only under `isDevMode()` — they do not exist in a production build.
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- **Dev switcher (easiest):** open the `⚙ state` panel (bottom-right in a dev build) and pick a
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role from the **role** dropdown. The page reloads with the new role.
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- **`?role=` query param:** append `?role=drafter`, `?role=approver`, or `?role=admin` to any URL.
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The value is **sticky for the browser tab** (`sessionStorage`), so it survives navigation that
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drops the query param. An unknown value falls back to `drafter`; open a fresh tab or set
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`?role=drafter` to reset.
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Mechanism: `src/app/shared/infrastructure/role.ts` reads the role and the HTTP interceptor stamps it
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as an `X-Role` header on role-aware requests; the backend resolves it into a `Principal`.
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## What each role unlocks
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Capabilities are resolved server-side (`backend/src/BigRegister.Api/Domain/Authorization/Authz.cs`,
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`RoleCapabilities`) and returned by `GET /me`.
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| Role | Capabilities (`/me`) | Reaches |
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| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| `drafter` | _(none of the admin capabilities)_ | Composes letters; the only role that may reveal a BSN |
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| `approver` | `brief:approve`, `brief:reject`, `brief:send` | Reviews/approves letters (four-eyes: approver ≠ drafter) |
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| `admin` | `orgtemplate:edit`, `stamdata:edit`, `cases:manage` | Huisstijl `/brief/huisstijl`, Stamdata `/beheer/stamdata`, Aanvragen `/beheer/zaken` |
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The admin pages appear in the header nav and in the dashboard **"Beheer"** section whenever the
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matching capability is present — otherwise they are reachable only by URL (and the route guard
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redirects a user who lacks the capability back to `/dashboard`).
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## The one principle
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Identity (AD/OIDC, faked here) supplies **coarse roles**; the app owns a **fine-grained capability**
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model on top. The **same `Authz` check both emits a capability** (on `GET /me`, consumed by
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`AccessStore` in `src/app/shared/application/access.store.ts`) **and enforces the endpoint** — one
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source of truth, so the two can't drift. **The UI only renders decisions; it never derives access
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from a role.** Anything tied to a specific resource's live state (e.g. may-I-edit _this_ letter,
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reveal _this_ BSN) rides that screen's decision DTO rather than `/me`.
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## See also
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- [PRD-0002 — ABAC](../project/prd/0002-attribute-based-access-control.md) — full design.
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- `backend/src/BigRegister.Api/Domain/Authorization/Authz.cs` — role → capability, and the enforce twin.
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- `src/app/shared/infrastructure/role.ts` — the dev `?role=` reader + `X-Role`.
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- `src/app/shared/application/access.store.ts` — how the FE mirrors `/me` capabilities (deny-by-default).
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