# Direct Access

> Reaching a resource directly with no intermediary, bypassing the access control, caching, or laziness a proxy would add.

Record: `lex:direct-access`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-direct-access

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Proxy Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/proxy-pattern.md)