Access Control
Role-based access control, resource permissions, Silo database access, and infrastructure access in Cortex.
Cortex governs access to the resources behind the Sharp platform. Access is role-based, resource-scoped, and auditable.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Cortex uses role-based access control across the platform. Instead of granting permissions user by user, IT teams define roles — and users receive the access their roles carry. Roles apply consistently across Sharp applications, so a permission model defined once in Cortex holds everywhere.
Resource permission management
Every organizational resource on the platform — databases, storage, APIs, services — can carry its own permission set. Cortex is where those permissions are viewed and managed centrally, rather than inside each individual app.
Silo database access management
Silo is the data foundation for all Sharp applications, and Cortex controls who can reach it. Database access is granted at three levels:
| Level | What it allows |
|---|---|
| Read | Query and read data |
| Write | Insert, update, and modify data |
| Admin | Manage the database itself — schema, access, settings |
This lets organizations give analysts read access to operational data, applications write access to their own stores, and administrators full control — each scoped precisely.
Infrastructure access control
Beyond data, Cortex controls access to the infrastructure powering your organization on the Sharp platform, so operational access follows the same role-based, audited model as everything else.
How Cortex relates to Orchestrator and SharpIAM
| App | Scope |
|---|---|
| Cortex | IT controls — access to resources, databases, APIs, secrets, infrastructure |
| Orchestrator | Platform administration — who can provision, configure, and control services |
| SharpIAM | Employee portal — day-to-day self-service access for employees and managers |
Related
Introduction
Cortex is the IT controls and access management layer of the Sharp platform — manage infrastructure, users, permissions, and organizational resources from a single control plane.
Keys & Secrets
API key, service account, and secret management for programmatic access to the Sharp platform.