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Task - RBAC AuthZ - Course Outline - implement granular permissions

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Description

Implement granular permissions on course outline, including support for read-only views and restricting publish permissions.

Changes needed:

edx-platform: Implement granular permission checks on the xblock endpoint
edx-platform: Implement granular permissions on other endpoints used in Course Overview
frontend-app-authoring: Implement granular permission checking and disabling/enabling of editable fields and buttons.

TODO: Create subtasks for each repo

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Research direction

Start by splitting the work into subtasks for edx-platform and frontend-app-authoring. Inspect the xblock endpoint, the other Course Overview endpoints, and the frontend editable fields and buttons; done means read-only views work and publish permissions are restricted consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authorization, backend-api-design, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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