@@ -3139,10 +3139,14 @@ for the current process. Additional documentation is available in the
 
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+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/65492
+    description: The `reference` argument can be a `URL` or a `Uint8Array`.
 -->
 
 * `scope` {string}
-* `reference` {string}
+* `reference` {string|URL|Uint8Array}
 * Returns: {boolean}
 
 Verifies that the process is able to access the given scope and reference.
@@ -3156,6 +3160,10 @@ permission status, but denied operations will not throw `ERR_ACCESS_DENIED`.
 The reference has a meaning based on the provided scope. For example,
 the reference when the scope is File System means files and folders.
 
+For File System scopes, a `URL` reference must use the `file:` protocol and is
+converted to a path, while a `Uint8Array` reference is treated as the raw bytes
+of a path. Other scopes ignore the reference.
+
 The available scopes are:
 
 * `fs` - All File System
@@ -3164,6 +3172,10 @@ The available scopes are:
 * `child` - Child process spawning operations
 * `openssl.store` - Loading keys through OpenSSL STORE loaders
 * `worker` - Worker thread spawning operation
+* `net` - Network operations
+* `inspector` - Inspector operations
+* `wasi` - WASI operations
+* `addon` - Native addon operations
 * `ffi` - Foreign function interface operations
 
 ```js
@@ -3176,13 +3188,19 @@ process.permission.has('fs.read');
 ### `process.permission.drop(scope[, reference])`
 
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+ - v26.3.0
+ - v24.20.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/65492
+    description: The `reference` argument can be a `URL` or a `Uint8Array`.
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 > Stability: 1.1 - Active Development
 
 * `scope` {string}
-* `reference` {string}
+* `reference` {string|URL|Uint8Array}
 
 Drops the specified permission from the current process. This operation is
 **irreversible** — once a permission is dropped, it cannot be restored through
@@ -3223,6 +3241,7 @@ The available scopes are the same as [`process.permission.has()`][]:
 * `inspector` - Inspector operations
 * `wasi` - WASI operations
 * `addon` - Native addon operations
+* `ffi` - Foreign function interface operations
 
 ```js
 const fs = require('node:fs');