Epic Next JS 15 Tutorial Part 7: Next.js and Strapi CRUD Permissions

In this tutorial, we focused on making our app more secure and user-friendly by setting up CRUD operations that are specific to each user. This way, each person can only update or delete their own summaries, adding a strong layer of protection and control. With custom middleware handling these checks, we made sure that users see only their own content and that any attempts to view or change someone else’s data are blocked. Here's a quick summary of everything we covered: 1. We reviewed the basics of CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and how they map to specific HTTP methods and routes in Strapi. 2. We discussed using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication and ensuring that each request is legitimate. 3. We learned about route middleware in Strapi, which acts as a security checkpoint for each request, allowing us to add additional checks such as checking permissions. 4. We implemented our form logic first, then added the middleware to handle the authorization check. 5. We tested out our frontend and fixed an issue with showing summaries from the user who is logged in by creating a new middleware. 6. We restarted our Strapi backend and saw that each person can only update or delete their own summaries, adding a strong layer of protection and control. This setup combines Strapi's middleware with Next.js to create a simple and secure app that works well even as more users join. Now, each user has a clear view of their own data, and we're keeping everything safe by preventing unauthorized access. In the next part, we'll keep building out new features to make this app even better. Thanks for following along, and happy coding!