diff --git a/packages/permission-common/.eslintrc.js b/packages/permission-common/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint.backend')],
+};
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/README.md b/packages/permission-common/README.md
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+++ b/packages/permission-common/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# @backstage/permission-common
+
+> NOTE: THIS PACKAGE IS EXPERIMENTAL, HERE BE DRAGONS
+
+Isomorphic types and client for Backstage permissions and authorization. For
+more information, see the [authorization
+PRFC](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/pull/7761).
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/api-report.md b/packages/permission-common/api-report.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/permission-common/api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/permission-common"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+// @public
+export type AuthorizeRequest = {
+  permission: Permission;
+  resourceRef?: string;
+};
+
+// @public
+export type AuthorizeRequestOptions = {
+  token?: string;
+};
+
+// @public
+export type AuthorizeResponse =
+  | {
+      result: AuthorizeResult.ALLOW | AuthorizeResult.DENY;
+    }
+  | {
+      result: AuthorizeResult.CONDITIONAL;
+      conditions: PermissionCriteria;
+    };
+
+// @public
+export enum AuthorizeResult {
+  ALLOW = 'ALLOW',
+  CONDITIONAL = 'CONDITIONAL',
+  DENY = 'DENY',
+}
+
+// @public
+export type DiscoveryApi = {
+  getBaseUrl(pluginId: string): Promise<string>;
+};
+
+// @public
+export class Permission {
+  constructor(
+    name: string,
+    attributes: PermissionAttributes,
+    resourceType?: string | undefined,
+  );
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly attributes: PermissionAttributes;
+  // (undocumented)
+  static create({ name, attributes, resourceType }: PermissionJSON): Permission;
+  // (undocumented)
+  is(permission: Permission): boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  get isCreate(): boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  get isDelete(): boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  get isRead(): boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  get isUpdate(): boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly name: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly resourceType?: string | undefined;
+  // (undocumented)
+  toJSON(): PermissionJSON;
+}
+
+// @public
+export enum PermissionAction {
+  // (undocumented)
+  Create = 'create',
+  // (undocumented)
+  Delete = 'delete',
+  // (undocumented)
+  Read = 'read',
+  // (undocumented)
+  Update = 'update',
+}
+
+// @public
+export type PermissionAttributes = {
+  action?: PermissionAction;
+};
+
+// @public
+export class PermissionClient {
+  constructor(options: { discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi });
+  authorize(
+    requests: AuthorizeRequest[],
+    options?: AuthorizeRequestOptions,
+  ): Promise<AuthorizeResponse[]>;
+}
+
+// @public
+export type PermissionCondition<TParams extends any[] = any> = {
+  rule: string;
+  params: TParams;
+};
+
+// @public
+export type PermissionCriteria =
+  | {
+      allOf: PermissionCriteria[];
+    }
+  | {
+      anyOf: PermissionCriteria[];
+    }
+  | PermissionCondition<any>;
+
+// @public
+export type PermissionJSON = {
+  name: string;
+  attributes: PermissionAttributes;
+  resourceType?: string;
+};
+```
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/package.json b/packages/permission-common/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fb89519c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/permission-common",
+  "description": "Isomorphic types and client for Backstage permissions and authorization",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "private": true,
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
+    "directory": "packages/permission-common"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "backstage",
+    "permissions"
+  ],
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs cjs,types",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli test",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli postpack",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli clean"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/issues"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/errors": "^0.1.2",
+    "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
+    "uuid": "^8.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli": "^0.8.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
+    "msw": "^0.35.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/Permission.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/Permission.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83473c8beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/Permission.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {
+  PermissionAction,
+  PermissionAttributes,
+  PermissionJSON,
+} from './types/permission';
+
+/**
+ * A permission that can be checked through authorization.
+ *
+ * Permissions are the "what" part of authorization, the action to be performed. This may be reading
+ * an entity from the catalog, executing a software template, or any other action a plugin author
+ * may wish to protect.
+ *
+ * To evaluate authorization, a permission is paired with a Backstage identity (the "who") and
+ * evaluated using an authorization policy.
+ * @public
+ */
+export class Permission {
+  constructor(
+    readonly name: string,
+    readonly attributes: PermissionAttributes,
+    readonly resourceType?: string,
+  ) {}
+
+  is(permission: Permission) {
+    return this.name === permission.name;
+  }
+
+  get isCreate() {
+    return this.attributes.action === PermissionAction.Create;
+  }
+
+  get isRead() {
+    return this.attributes.action === PermissionAction.Read;
+  }
+
+  get isUpdate() {
+    return this.attributes.action === PermissionAction.Update;
+  }
+
+  get isDelete() {
+    return this.attributes.action === PermissionAction.Delete;
+  }
+
+  toJSON(): PermissionJSON {
+    return {
+      name: this.name,
+      attributes: this.attributes,
+      resourceType: this.resourceType,
+    };
+  }
+
+  static create({
+    name,
+    attributes,
+    resourceType,
+  }: PermissionJSON): Permission {
+    return new Permission(name, attributes, resourceType);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.test.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d709cca28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { RestContext, rest } from 'msw';
+import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
+import { PermissionClient } from './PermissionClient';
+import { AuthorizeResult, Identified, AuthorizeRequestJSON } from './types/api';
+import { DiscoveryApi } from './types/discovery';
+import { Permission } from './Permission';
+
+const server = setupServer();
+const token = 'fake-token';
+
+const mockBaseUrl = 'http://backstage:9191/i-am-a-mock-base';
+const discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi = {
+  async getBaseUrl() {
+    return mockBaseUrl;
+  },
+};
+const client: PermissionClient = new PermissionClient({ discoveryApi });
+
+const mockPermission = Permission.create({
+  name: 'test.permission',
+  attributes: {},
+  resourceType: 'test-resource',
+});
+
+const mockAuthorizeRequest = {
+  permission: mockPermission,
+  resourceRef: 'foo',
+};
+
+describe('PermissionClient', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: 'error' }));
+  afterAll(() => server.close());
+  afterEach(() => server.resetHandlers());
+
+  describe('authorize', () => {
+    const mockAuthorizeHandler = jest.fn((req, res, { json }: RestContext) => {
+      const responses = req.body.map((a: Identified<AuthorizeRequestJSON>) => ({
+        id: a.id,
+        result: AuthorizeResult.ALLOW,
+      }));
+
+      return res(json(responses));
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      server.use(rest.post(`${mockBaseUrl}/authorize`, mockAuthorizeHandler));
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('should fetch entities from correct endpoint', async () => {
+      await client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest]);
+      expect(mockAuthorizeHandler).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should include a request body', async () => {
+      await client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest]);
+
+      const request = mockAuthorizeHandler.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(request.body[0]).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          permission: mockPermission,
+          resourceRef: 'foo',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return the response from the fetch request', async () => {
+      const response = await client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest]);
+      expect(response[0]).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({ result: AuthorizeResult.ALLOW }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should not include authorization headers if no token is supplied', async () => {
+      await client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest]);
+
+      const request = mockAuthorizeHandler.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(request.headers.has('authorization')).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should include correctly-constructed authorization header if token is supplied', async () => {
+      await client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest], { token });
+
+      const request = mockAuthorizeHandler.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(request.headers.get('authorization')).toEqual('Bearer fake-token');
+    });
+
+    it('should forward response errors', async () => {
+      mockAuthorizeHandler.mockImplementationOnce(
+        (_req, res, { status }: RestContext) => {
+          return res(status(401));
+        },
+      );
+      await expect(
+        client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest], { token }),
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(/request failed with 401/i);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject invalid responses', async () => {
+      mockAuthorizeHandler.mockImplementationOnce(
+        (_req, res, { json }: RestContext) => {
+          return res(json([{ id: 'wrong-id', result: AuthorizeResult.ALLOW }]));
+        },
+      );
+      await expect(
+        client.authorize([mockAuthorizeRequest], { token }),
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(/Unexpected authorization response/i);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acb23f3345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/PermissionClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import * as uuid from 'uuid';
+import {
+  AuthorizeResult,
+  AuthorizeRequest,
+  AuthorizeResponse,
+  AuthorizeRequestJSON,
+  Identified,
+} from './types/api';
+import { DiscoveryApi } from './types/discovery';
+
+/**
+ * Options for authorization requests; currently only an optional auth token.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type AuthorizeRequestOptions = {
+  token?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * An isomorphic client for requesting authorization for Backstage permissions.
+ * @public
+ */
+export class PermissionClient {
+  private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+
+  constructor(options: { discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi }) {
+    this.discoveryApi = options.discoveryApi;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request authorization from the permission-backend for the given set of permissions.
+   *
+   * Authorization requests check that a given Backstage user can perform a protected operation,
+   * potentially for a specific resource (such as a catalog entity). The Backstage identity token
+   * should be included in the `options` if available.
+   *
+   * Permissions can be imported from plugins exposing them, such as `catalogEntityReadPermission`.
+   *
+   * The response will be either ALLOW or DENY when either the permission has no resourceType, or a
+   * resourceRef is provided in the request. For permissions with a resourceType, CONDITIONAL may be
+   * returned if no resourceRef is provided in the request. Conditional responses are intended only
+   * for backends which have access to the data source for permissioned resources, so that filters
+   * can be applied when loading collections of resources.
+   * @public
+   */
+  async authorize(
+    requests: AuthorizeRequest[],
+    options?: AuthorizeRequestOptions,
+  ): Promise<AuthorizeResponse[]> {
+    const identifiedRequests: Identified<AuthorizeRequestJSON>[] = requests.map(
+      request => ({
+        id: uuid.v4(),
+        permission: request.permission.toJSON(),
+        resourceRef: request.resourceRef,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const permissionApi = await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('permission');
+    const response = await fetch(`${permissionApi}/authorize`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify(identifiedRequests),
+      headers: {
+        ...this.getAuthorizationHeader(options?.token),
+        'content-type': 'application/json',
+      },
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
+    }
+
+    const identifiedResponses = await response.json();
+    this.assertValidResponses(identifiedRequests, identifiedResponses);
+
+    const responsesById = identifiedResponses.reduce((acc, r) => {
+      acc[r.id] = r;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, Identified<AuthorizeResponse>>);
+
+    return identifiedRequests.map(request => responsesById[request.id]);
+  }
+
+  private getAuthorizationHeader(token?: string): Record<string, string> {
+    return token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {};
+  }
+
+  private assertValidResponses(
+    requests: Identified<AuthorizeRequestJSON>[],
+    json: any,
+  ): asserts json is Identified<AuthorizeResponse>[] {
+    const responses = Array.isArray(json) ? json : [];
+    const authorizedResponses: Identified<AuthorizeResponse>[] =
+      responses.filter(
+        (r: any): r is Identified<AuthorizeResponse> =>
+          typeof r === 'object' &&
+          typeof r.id === 'string' &&
+          r.result in AuthorizeResult,
+      );
+    const responseIds = authorizedResponses.map(r => r.id);
+    const hasAllRequestIds = requests.every(r => responseIds.includes(r.id));
+    if (!hasAllRequestIds) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'Unexpected authorization response from permission-backend',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/index.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca48218a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Isomorphic types and client for Backstage permissions and authorization
+ *
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ */
+export * from './types';
+export * from './Permission';
+export * from './PermissionClient';
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/types/api.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/types/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95d505bc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/types/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Permission } from '../Permission';
+import { PermissionJSON } from './permission';
+
+export type Identified<T> = T & { id: string };
+
+/**
+ * The result of an authorization request.
+ * @public
+ */
+export enum AuthorizeResult {
+  /**
+   * The authorization request is denied.
+   */
+  DENY = 'DENY',
+  /**
+   * The authorization request is allowed.
+   */
+  ALLOW = 'ALLOW',
+  /**
+   * The authorization request is allowed if the provided conditions are met.
+   */
+  CONDITIONAL = 'CONDITIONAL',
+}
+
+/**
+ * An authorization request for {@link PermissionClient#authorize}.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type AuthorizeRequest = {
+  permission: Permission;
+  resourceRef?: string;
+};
+
+export type AuthorizeRequestJSON = {
+  permission: PermissionJSON;
+  resourceRef?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A condition returned with a CONDITIONAL authorization response.
+ *
+ * Conditions are a reference to a rule defined by a plugin, and parameters to apply the rule. For
+ * example, a rule might be `isOwner` from the catalog-backend, and params may be a list of entity
+ * claims from a identity token.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type PermissionCondition<TParams extends any[] = any> = {
+  rule: string;
+  params: TParams;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Composes several {@link PermissionCondition}s as criteria with a nested AND/OR structure.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type PermissionCriteria =
+  | { allOf: PermissionCriteria[] }
+  | { anyOf: PermissionCriteria[] }
+  | PermissionCondition<any>;
+
+/**
+ * An authorization response from {@link PermissionClient#authorize}.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type AuthorizeResponse =
+  | { result: AuthorizeResult.ALLOW | AuthorizeResult.DENY }
+  | {
+      result: AuthorizeResult.CONDITIONAL;
+      conditions: PermissionCriteria;
+    };
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/types/discovery.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/types/discovery.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19ee5ed19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/types/discovery.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This is a copy of the core DiscoveryApi, to avoid importing core.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type DiscoveryApi = {
+  getBaseUrl(pluginId: string): Promise<string>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/types/index.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/types/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bea3de4672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/types/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export type {
+  AuthorizeRequest,
+  AuthorizeResponse,
+  AuthorizeResult,
+  PermissionCondition,
+  PermissionCriteria,
+} from './api';
+export type { DiscoveryApi } from './discovery';
+export { PermissionAction } from './permission';
+export type { PermissionAttributes, PermissionJSON } from './permission';
diff --git a/packages/permission-common/src/types/permission.ts b/packages/permission-common/src/types/permission.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97a6842fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/permission-common/src/types/permission.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The basic operation being performed in relation to this permission, expressed as a CRUD action.
+ * @public
+ */
+export enum PermissionAction {
+  Create = 'create',
+  Read = 'read',
+  Update = 'update',
+  Delete = 'delete',
+}
+
+/**
+ * The attributes related to a given permission; these should be generic and widely applicable to
+ * all permissions in the system.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type PermissionAttributes = {
+  action?: PermissionAction;
+};
+
+/**
+ * JSON serializable representation of a {@link Permission}.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type PermissionJSON = {
+  name: string;
+  attributes: PermissionAttributes;
+  resourceType?: string;
+};