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title: "Seamless authorization with GitOps & CI/CD"
description: "Elevate your authorization workflows with Cerbos, integrating the power of GitOps and CI/CD for reliable, testable, and streamlined policy deployments."
canonical: "https://www.cerbos.dev/features-benefits-and-use-cases/gitops-and-ci-cd"
source: "https://www.cerbos.dev/features-benefits-and-use-cases/gitops-and-ci-cd"
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# Seamless authorization with GitOps & CI/CD

Elevate your authorization workflows with Cerbos, integrating the power of GitOps and CI/CD for reliable, testable, and streamlined policy deployments.

## Understanding GitOps & CI/CD in authorization

In the realm of modern software development, GitOps and CI/CD are revolutionizing how we manage, test, and deploy code. When applied to authorization, these principles ensure that access control policies are consistently tested, validated, and deployed, reducing human errors and enhancing security.

### Reliable, testable, and developer-friendly workflows
- **GitOps aligned:** Instead of relying on static roles, Cerbos adjusts access controls in real-time based on the prevailing context, ensuring accurate and adaptive authorization.
- **Testable authorization:** Write tests alongside your authorization logic, ensuring comprehensive coverage and accurate decisions. With Cerbos Hub, every policy change undergoes rigorous compilation, validation, and testing.
- **CI/CD integration:** Implement a robust CI/CD workflow with Cerbos, allowing you to test and deploy intricate access control policies with utmost confidence.
- **Configurable deployments:** With Cerbos Hub's CI pipeline, deploy based on branches, tags, or commits, offering flexibility in how you roll out policies to Authorization Decision Points across environments.
- **Developer-friendly:** Cerbos Hub is designed with developers in mind, offering workflows that seamlessly integrate with your existing development and deployment processes.

## Master GitOps & CI/CD with Cerbos

- [Documentation](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/policies/compile) — Implement and define tests against your authorization policy
- [GitOps guide](https://www.cerbos.dev/blog/why-using-gitops-for-authorization-and-access-control-is-a-good-idea) — Why using GitOps for authorization and access control is a good idea
- [How do we distribute Cerbos](https://youtu.be/Rvw0DTTQmSw) — Find out more in the following video
- [Community discussions](https://community.cerbos.dev/?_gl=1*5ozo82*_ga*MTk1NjcwNzQ1MC4xNjY2Mjc5NjI2*_ga_8G3G3MS838*MTY5NDE5MTE5Ny41MjcuMS4xNjk0MTkyNzgyLjIwLjAuMA) — Engage with the Cerbos community for insights, tips, and real-world GitOps and CI/CD use cases