Securing Data

Realtime Database security rules are essential for protecting our data and ensuring proper access control within our Firebase application. These rules define the permissions and restrictions on reading and writing data in our Realtime Database. In this lesson, we’ll explore the structure, concepts, and usage criteria of Realtime Database security rules.

Let’s proceed and gain a comprehensive understanding of Realtime Database security rules.

Understanding security rules

Here is an explanation of the key concepts and components of Realtime Database security rules:

Data structure

Realtime Database organizes data in a JSON-like structure consisting of key-value pairs. Security rules can be defined at different levels, such as the root level, specific paths, or even individual nodes within a path.

Let’s see how we can leverage this structure to define security rules ...