US Patent 11792071 Intent-based user authentication for dynamic applications

An example computing system includes one or more processing units implemented in circuitry and configured to: process an intent for configuration of a plurality of managed network devices, the intent representing authorization of access to capabilities of applications accessible to users of the managed network devices according to roles assigned to the users; receive advertised capabilities from a new application accessible to the users; receive a request for authorization to one of the capabilities of the new application from one of the users; determine one of the roles assigned to the one of the users; determine whether the intent grants authorization to the one of the capabilities according to the one of the roles; and grant the one of the users access to the one of the capabilities when the intent grants authorization to the one of the capabilities according to the one of the roles.