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How to Write Security Rules for Firebase FireStore?

Firebase Firestore is a popular NoSQL document database widely used by developers to build scalable and flexible web and mobile applications.

While Firestore provides powerful features for data management, it is also essential to ensure the security of your data to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security threats.

We will discuss essential rules for securing your Firestore database.

By implementing these security measures, you can ensure the safety and privacy of your data and protect your application from potential security vulnerabilities.

Here's what you will learn in this blog.

  • Auth-based access control
    • Authenticated User access
    • Verified Email access
  • Owner-based access control
    • Single document owner-based access
    • Multi-document owner-based access
  • Document-level access control
  • Role-based access control
  • Field Level validation rules
    • To verify value belongs to a List of values
    • Require All Fields for Request
    • Restrict Update to Specific Fields
    • Restrict Create access with Required and Optional Fields
    • Allow only specific fields to be updated
  • Time-based access control
  • Data type validation
    • Optional field data type validation
    • Password complexity
    • Email Validation Rule
  • Conclusion

Please note that these security rules are not a one-size-fits-all solution and should be adapted to your specific application’s requirements.

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