Laravel Authorization Patterns Gates for General Ability Checks Policies for Model-Based Authorization Policies are auto-discovered when they follow the convention. Response Objects Middleware Authorization Blade Directives Form Request authorize() Integration Controller Authorization Testing Authorization Checklist - [ ] Gates used for general abilities not tied to a model - [ ] Policies used for all model-based authorization - [ ] Policies follow auto-discovery naming convention - [ ] before() returns null to fall through (not false) - [ ] Response objects used for detailed denial messages…