Why Parent-Level Access Should Not Grant Full Permissions on Nested Resources
A common authorization mistake assumes that access to a project, workspace, or tenant automatically permits all actions within it. However, read access on a folder does not imply the right to delete its child objects. Similarly, being a member of an organization does not confer admin rights over every resource it contains. Developers are advised to evaluate each request individually based on the subject, the action, and the specific resource involved. This approach ensures that nested objects are protected by their own permission checks, not inherited assumptions from a parent.
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