Designing the clone
Now that we have the list of features that we want to implement for Colony, let's start designing the clone. The design and implementation of this clone will be described over this and the next chapter. We will start with the data model in this chapter and move on to describing the application flow and deployment with the next chapter.
Authentication, access control, and user management
Authentication, access control, and user management are handled much the same as in previous chapters. As with the other clones, authentication is done through RPX, which means we delegate authentication to a third party provider such as Google, Yahoo!, or Facebook. Access control however is still done by Colony, while user management functions are shared between the authentication provider and Colony.
Access control in Colony is done on all data, which prevents user from accessing data that they are not allowed to. This is done through control of the user account, to which all other data...
