# Hardcoded Rules

> Embedding access rules directly in code, so changing policy requires a code change and cannot respond to runtime attributes.

Record: `lexicon:hardcoded-rules`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-hardcoded-rules

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Broad Admin Access](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/broad-admin-access.md) and before [Hardcoded Secrets](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hardcoded-secrets.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Negated by

- [ABAC](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/attribute-based-access-control.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)