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## AuthorizationContext interface

Request context for authorization

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface AuthorizationContext 
```

## Properties

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Property


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Modifiers


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Type


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Description


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[invocationContext](./authorization.authorizationcontext.invocationcontext.md)


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[InvocationContext](./context.invocationcontext.md)


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Context for the invocation


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[principals](./authorization.authorizationcontext.principals.md)


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[Principal](./security.principal.md)<!-- -->\[\]


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An array of principals identified for the request - it should come from authentication


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[resource](./authorization.authorizationcontext.resource.md)


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string


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An name for the target resource to be accessed, such as `OrderController.prototype.cancelOrder`


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[roles](./authorization.authorizationcontext.roles.md)


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[Role](./security.role.md)<!-- -->\[\]


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An array of roles for principals


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[scopes](./authorization.authorizationcontext.scopes.md)


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string\[\]


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An array of scopes representing granted permissions - usually come from access tokens


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