Add a User policy to control authorization on User model

app/Policies/SelfTrait.php

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Policies;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+
+trait SelfTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * Ownership of single item condition
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function isHimself(User $user, mixed $item)
+    {
+        return $user->id === $item->id;
+    }
+}

app/Policies/UserPolicy.php

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Policies;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+class UserPolicy
+{
+    use SelfTrait;
+
+    /**
+     * Perform pre-authorization checks.
+     */
+    public function before(User $user, string $ability): bool|null
+    {
+        if ($user->isAdministrator()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can view any models.
+     */
+    public function viewAny(User $user): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can view the model.
+     */
+    public function view(User $user, User $model): bool
+    {
+        $can = $this->isHimself($user, $model);
+
+        if (! $can) {
+            Log::notice(sprintf('User ID #%s cannot view users other than himself)', $user->id));
+        }
+
+        return $can;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can create models.
+     */
+    public function create(?User $user): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can update the model.
+     */
+    public function update(User $user, User $model): bool
+    {
+        $can = $this->isHimself($user, $model);
+
+        if (! $can) {
+            Log::notice(sprintf('User ID #%s cannot update users other than himself)', $user->id));
+        }
+
+        return $can;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can delete the model.
+     */
+    public function delete(User $user, User $model): bool
+    {
+        $can = $this->isHimself($user, $model);
+
+        if (! $can) {
+            Log::notice(sprintf('User ID #%s cannot delete users other than himself)', $user->id));
+        }
+
+        return $can;
+    }
+}

app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 use App\Extensions\WebauthnCredentialBroker;
 use App\Models\Group;
 use App\Models\TwoFAccount;
+use App\Models\User;
 use App\Policies\GroupPolicy;
 use App\Policies\TwoFAccountPolicy;
+use App\Policies\UserPolicy;
 use App\Services\Auth\ReverseProxyGuard;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\DatabaseTokenRepository;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\AuthServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     protected $policies = [
         TwoFAccount::class => TwoFAccountPolicy::class,
         Group::class       => GroupPolicy::class,
+        User::class        => UserPolicy::class,
     ];
 
     /**