How to Secure Your Supabase Database and Storage

Author : Nandani S | Published On : 30 Apr 2024

Introduction

In the era of data breaches and cybersecurity threats, safeguarding sensitive information is paramount for businesses and developers. 

With the rise of cloud-based databases and storage solutions, such as Supabase, Firebase, AWS, or Google Cloud Firestore ensuring the security of your data is more critical than ever.

Supabase is an open-source platform that provides developers with a set of tools to build scalable and secure web applications.

Leveraging PostgreSQL as its database engine and integrating with popular authentication providers like Auth0 and Firebase, Supabase offers a comprehensive solution for managing data and user access in modern web applications.

In this blog post, we’ll explore the best practices and strategies for securing your Supabase Database and Storage, helping you mitigate risks, and protecting your valuable data assets.

 

Follow these steps to ensure a smooth implementation…

 

  • Introduction

  • Database Security

  • Create a table with the required fields

  • Create a user for authentication

  • Create policies for the users table

    • Select record policy

    • Insert record policy

    • Update record policy

    • Delete record policy

  • Storage Security

  • Create a bucket

  • Create policies for the bucket

    • Steps for Getting Started Quickly

    • Steps for full customization

  • Conclusion 

 

A robust database security strategy is essential for protecting your data from unauthorised access, manipulation, or theft. 

 

By implementing above security measures, you can ensure your Supabase data remains protected. 

 

For a deeper dive into each step, including code snippets and additional considerations, head over to our full blog on Canopas Blog.