Organization Permissions claim empty

Knowledge Solutions
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Problem statement

The Permission claim in the Access Token is empty when logging in to an application as an Organization team member.

Symptoms

  • The Permissions array is empty in the Access Token even after enabling RBAC settings and the Add Permissions in the Access Token toggle.

Cause

  • The user was being assigned to those Permissions globally on their user profile (non-organization), instead of having them assigned as an Organization member. The difference is subtle, but it determines whether the Permissions claim is added to the access token.

For example:

  • If we assign the user with the read:reports update:reports permissions to the user profile through the Auth0 Dashboard > User Management > Users > Roles, then when authenticating through an organization, the access token will not have these permissions. It will have these permissions if the authenticating regularly without the org_id.

  • If we assign the users with the read:reports update:reports permissions on the Members section of the Auth0 Dashboard > Organizations > Members > Assign Roles, then when authenticating through an organization, the access token will have these permissions. It will not have these permissions if authenticating regularly without the org_id.

Solution

The recommended solution is to assign the Roles to the user as an Organization member.

Please follow the steps outlined in our Add Roles to Organization Members documentation.

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