Define the security question
A testing guide for proving row-level security policies through explicit allow and deny cases.
Test row-level security policies with role matrices, allow and deny cases, RPC checks, storage paths, and retests.
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resourceA testing guide for proving row-level security policies through explicit allow and deny cases.
This resource should help a team make one security decision more explicit: what is in scope, what is blocked, what is accepted, and what evidence remains.
A testing guide for proving row-level security policies through explicit allow and deny cases.
Create role, tenant, and object matrices for reads, writes, updates, deletes, RPCs, and storage.
Run deny tests for cross-tenant, unauthenticated, inactive, and downgraded users.
RLS policy test matrix
List protected tables, policies, helper functions, views, and storage buckets.
Define expected allow and deny behavior for each role and tenant.
Execute tests directly and through application workflows.
Fix policy gaps and update the matrix after migrations.
A testing guide for proving row-level security policies through explicit allow and deny cases.
Create role, tenant, and object matrices for reads, writes, updates, deletes, RPCs, and storage.
Run deny tests for cross-tenant, unauthenticated, inactive, and downgraded users.
RLS policy test matrix
RLS policy test matrix
deny-case query results
migration policy review
role-boundary retest notes
Policies passing happy-path tests while deny cases are untested.
Inherited role behavior allowing wider access than intended.
RLS policy test matrix
RPC, views, or storage paths bypassing table-level assumptions.
Policies passing happy-path tests while deny cases are untested.
Inherited role behavior allowing wider access than intended.
RPC, views, or storage paths bypassing table-level assumptions.
Migrations changing policy behavior without updated evidence.
A useful test proves both allowed access and denied access for realistic roles, tenants, and object states.
Use both. Direct tests prove policy behavior, while app tests prove the product path uses it correctly.
RPC functions, service-role code, views, storage rules, and background jobs deserve specific review.
SafeVibe keeps matrices, query results, policy notes, fix records, and retest outcomes.
Use RLS policy testing guide as the starting point, then turn the checklist into SafeVibe scan scope and remediation evidence.