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[domains]: domain.md
[event emitter-based]: events.md#class-eventemitter
[file descriptors]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor
[policy]: policy.md
[policy]: permissions.md#policies
[self-reference a package using its name]: packages.md#self-referencing-a-package-using-its-name
[stream-based]: stream.md
[syscall]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/syscalls.2.html
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* [OS](os.md)
* [Path](path.md)
* [Performance hooks](perf_hooks.md)
* [Policies](policy.md)
* [Permissions](permissions.md)
* [Process](process.md)
* [Punycode](punycode.md)
* [Query strings](querystring.md)
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# Permissions

This section exposes security features available to be adopted in a
Node.js application. The available scopes are:
Permissions can be used to control what system resources the
Node.js process has access to or what actions the process can take
with those resources. Permissions can also control what modules can
be accessed by other modules.

* [Resource-based permissions](#resource-based-permissions)
* [Process-based permissions](#process-based-permissions)
* [Module-based permissions](#module-based-permissions) control which files
or URLs are available to other modules during application execution.
This can be used to control what modules can be accessed by third-party
dependencies, for example.

Resource-based permissions stands for the managment of modules using
policies. A policy can guarantee which module/resource is available
during the application execution.
If you find a potential security vulnerability, please refer to our
[Security Policy][].

Process-based permissions stands for the management of resources such
as _File System_ or _Network_. A permission can be configured to restrict
access to specific resources, for instance, one can restrict access to
all the _File System_ write.

Both permissions can be used together to provide a safer environment.

**Note**: if you find a potential security vulnerability on Node.js,
refer to our [Security Policy][].

## Resource-based permissions
## Module-based permissions

## Policies

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Additionally, import maps only work on `import` so it may be desirable to add a
`"import"` condition to all dependency mappings.

## Process-based permissions

[Security Policy]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/SECURITY.md
[import maps]: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#relative-url-with-fragment-string
[relative-url string]: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#relative-url-with-fragment-string
[special schemes]: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#special-scheme
[Security Policy]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/SECURITY.md
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# Policies

<!--introduced_in=v11.8.0-->

<!-- type=misc -->

> Stability: 1 - Experimental
The former Policies documentation is now at [Permissions documentation][]

[Permissions documentation]: permissions.md#policies

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