What is the difference between permissions, privileges, and scopes in the authorization context? Let’s find out together.
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Thank you so much for explaining this. This has always confused me, but now i’m clear. Where would roles fit in these ?
Have you had a chance to check out our docs on that front?
Hi @mdesappa,
Welcome to the Auth0 Community! 
Roles are collections of permissions. Instead of assign N specific permissions to M users, you can simply assign them a role.
They are a convenient way to simplify permission assignments.
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Well written article. Thank you.
Thank you! 
And welcome to the Auth0 Community!