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+using Bit.Core.Context;
+using Bit.Core.Enums;
+using Bit.Core.Vault.Entities;
+using Bit.Core.Vault.Models.Data;
+using Bit.Core.Vault.Queries;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+
+
+namespace Bit.Core.Vault.Authorization.SecurityTasks;
+
+public class SecurityTaskAuthorizationHandler : AuthorizationHandler<SecurityTaskOperationRequirement, SecurityTask>
+{
+    private readonly ICurrentContext _currentContext;
+    private readonly IGetCipherPermissionsForUserQuery _getCipherPermissionsForUserQuery;
+
+    private readonly Dictionary<Guid, IDictionary<Guid, OrganizationCipherPermission>> _cipherPermissionCache = new();
+
+    public SecurityTaskAuthorizationHandler(ICurrentContext currentContext, IGetCipherPermissionsForUserQuery getCipherPermissionsForUserQuery)
+    {
+        _currentContext = currentContext;
+        _getCipherPermissionsForUserQuery = getCipherPermissionsForUserQuery;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context,
+        SecurityTaskOperationRequirement requirement,
+        SecurityTask task)
+    {
+        if (!_currentContext.UserId.HasValue)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var authorized = requirement switch
+        {
+            not null when requirement == SecurityTaskOperations.Read => await CanReadAsync(task),
+            not null when requirement == SecurityTaskOperations.Create => await CanCreateAsync(task),
+            not null when requirement == SecurityTaskOperations.Update => await CanUpdateAsync(task),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(requirement), requirement, null)
+        };
+
+        if (authorized)
+        {
+            context.Succeed(requirement);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CanReadAsync(SecurityTask task)
+    {
+        var org = _currentContext.GetOrganization(task.OrganizationId);
+
+        if (org == null)
+        {
+            // The user does not belong to the organization
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (task.CipherId.HasValue)
+        {
+            return await CanReadCipherForOrgAsync(org, task.CipherId.Value);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CanCreateAsync(SecurityTask task)
+    {
+        var org = _currentContext.GetOrganization(task.OrganizationId);
+
+        // User must be an Admin/Owner or have custom permissions for reporting
+        if (org is
+            not ({ Type: OrganizationUserType.Admin or OrganizationUserType.Owner } or
+            { Permissions.EditAnyCollection: true } or
+            { Permissions.AccessReports: true }))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (task.CipherId.HasValue)
+        {
+            return await CipherBelongsToOrgAsync(org, task.CipherId.Value);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CanUpdateAsync(SecurityTask task)
+    {
+        var org = _currentContext.GetOrganization(task.OrganizationId);
+
+        if (org == null)
+        {
+            // The user does not belong to the organization
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (task.CipherId.HasValue)
+        {
+            // Updating a cipher task requires edit access to the cipher
+            return await CanEditCipherForOrgAsync(org, task.CipherId.Value);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CanEditCipherForOrgAsync(CurrentContextOrganization org, Guid cipherId)
+    {
+        var ciphers = await GetCipherPermissionsForOrgAsync(org);
+
+        return ciphers.TryGetValue(cipherId, out var cipher) && cipher.Edit;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CanReadCipherForOrgAsync(CurrentContextOrganization org, Guid cipherId)
+    {
+        var ciphers = await GetCipherPermissionsForOrgAsync(org);
+
+        return ciphers.TryGetValue(cipherId, out var cipher) && cipher.Read;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> CipherBelongsToOrgAsync(CurrentContextOrganization org, Guid cipherId)
+    {
+        var ciphers = await GetCipherPermissionsForOrgAsync(org);
+
+        return ciphers.ContainsKey(cipherId);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IDictionary<Guid, OrganizationCipherPermission>> GetCipherPermissionsForOrgAsync(CurrentContextOrganization organization)
+    {
+        // Re-use permissions we've already fetched for the organization
+        if (_cipherPermissionCache.TryGetValue(organization.Id, out var cachedCiphers))
+        {
+            return cachedCiphers;
+        }
+
+        var cipherPermissions = await _getCipherPermissionsForUserQuery.GetByOrganization(organization.Id);
+
+        _cipherPermissionCache.Add(organization.Id, cipherPermissions);
+
+        return cipherPermissions;
+    }
+}