Introduction:
This document describes the design approach for securing of switching of Managed User’s account
Background:
Jira Issue: https://project-sunbird.atlassian.net/browse/SH-95
Epic: https://project-sunbird.atlassian.net/browse/SH-67
Presently user can be switched to managed user’s profile and managed-user can consume application as a normal user.
Problem Statement:
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Currently switch of user is not secured
Existing workflow:
User login in to his account and starts using application.
Parent’s token will be is used for managed-use as welluser actions.
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Change request:
For managed Users’s an extra MUT should be send in API’s.
Below is current data store stored in session
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Pros:
Not exposing MUT.
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Exposing MUT token into front. Any one can see it and intercepts it and use it furthur.
Solution 4 :
User Read API can be modified to send user token.