The NATS server has emitted an **Authorization Violation** log entry, meaning a client attempted to connect, publish, subscribe, or perform another operation for which it lacks permission. Intermittent violations often point to misconfiguration or start\-up chaos. However, sustained or widespread violations can signal credential expiry or missing secrets.
The NATS server has emitted an **Permission Violation** log entry, meaning
Detects catastrophic SpiceDB database corruption where critical core tables
Detects SpiceDB schema validation failures that prevent authorization
Detects critical failures where a SpiceDB instance cannot start due to an invalid schema or an uninitialized datastore during the bootstrap process. This is a common configuration error that prevents the service from initializing and serving requests, leading to a total service outage.