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Cloud Firestoreoffers robust access management and authentication
through two different methods, depending on the client libraries you use.
Formobile and web client libraries, useFirebase AuthenticationandCloud FirestoreSecurity Rulesto handle serverless authentication,
authorization, and data validation. Learn how to secure your data for the
Android, Apple, and Web client libraries withCloud FirestoreSecurity Rules.
UseApp Checkto help ensure
that only your app can access yourCloud Firestoredata.
For your apps that useCloud Storage for Firebase, useCloud Firestoreto
define conditions for access to yourCloud Storageresources in database
documents that can beaccessed byCloud StorageSecurity Rules.
Forserver client libraries, use Identity and Access Management (IAM)
to manage access to your database. Learn how
to secure your data for the Java, Python, Node.js, and Go client libraries
withIAM.
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