# Using ABAC Authorization — Examples

> Alice can do anything to all resources Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```json {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"user": "alice", "namespace": "*", "resource": "*", "apiGroup": "*"}} ``` The kubelet can read any

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## Knowledge

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Alice can do anything to all resources

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"user": "alice", "namespace": "*", "resource": "*", "apiGroup": "*"}}
```

The kubelet can read any pods

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"user": "kubelet", "namespace": "*", "resource": "pods", "readonly": true}}
```

The kubelet can read and write events

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"user": "kubelet", "namespace": "*", "resource": "events"}}
```

Bob can just read pods in namespace "projectCaribou"

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"user": "bob", "namespace": "projectCaribou", "resource": "pods", "readonly": true}}
```

Anyone can make read-only requests to all non-resource paths

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"group": "system:authenticated", "readonly": true, "nonResourcePath": "*"}}
    {"apiVersion": "abac.authorization.kubernetes.io/v1beta1", "kind": "Policy", "spec": {"group": "system:unauthenticated", "readonly": true, "nonResourcePath": "*"}}
```

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