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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/authorization](./authorization.md) &gt; [Enforcer](./authorization.enforcer.md) &gt; [enforce](./authorization.enforcer.enforce.md)

## Enforcer.enforce() method

Decide if the request can be granted access

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
enforce(request: AuthorizationRequest): Promise<AuthorizationDecision>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  request | [AuthorizationRequest](./authorization.authorizationrequest.md) |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;[AuthorizationDecision](./authorization.authorizationdecision.md)<!-- -->&gt;