Vocabulary

A

Account

• Account is a brontosaurus record type.
• An account can be controlled by a human user or robot.

Application

• Application is a brontosaurus record type.

B

Bamboo

• Bamboo is an npm package @brontosaurus/bamboo.
• Bamboo package includes request functions for the Brontosaurus Green module.

Brontosaurus

• Brontosaurus is the overview name of this software.

C

Core (Module)

• Core is a brontosaurus module.
• Core module is the core module of the authorization system.

Core (Package)

• Core is an npm package @brontosaurus/core.
• Core package includes functions for token encryption and formatting.

D

DB (Package)

• DB is an npm package @brontosaurus/db.
• DB package includes Brontosaurus Mongodb database controller functions.

DB (Abbreviation)

• DB is the abbreviated word for the database.

Decorator

• Decorator is a brontosaurus record type.
• Decorator is a property of an account record. An account owns multiple decorators.
• Decorator is the property of an organization record. An organization owns multiple decorators.
• Decorator is not accessible by an integrated client.

G

Green

• Green is a brontosaurus module.
• Green module is used to communicate between an integrated service and an authorization database.

Green Key

• Green key is a generated password for authorization between applications.
• Users can retrieve the green key by red or green module.

Group

• Group is a brontosaurus record type.
• Group is a property of an account record. An account can be assigned to multiple groups.
• Group is accessible by an integrated client.

I

Image

• Brontosaurs Image is a runnable Docker image for deployment.

Init

• Init is an npm package @brontosaurus/init.
• Init package includes functions and CLI commands for database initialization.
• For usage and more information, see Initialize Brontosaurus Database

N

Namespace

• Namespace is a brontosaurus record type.

O

Organization

• Organization is a brontosaurus record type.
• Organization is a property of an account record. An account can be assigned to a single organization.
• Organization is accessible by an integrated client.

P

Private Key

• Private key is a generated password for token signature creation.
• Every application owns a different private key.
• Users can not retrieve private keys by any method.

Public Key

• Public key is a generated password for token signature validation.
• Every application owns a different public key.
• Users can get the public key by the red module or green module.

R

Red

• Red is a brontosaurus module.
• Red module is used to interact with the database by admin users.

T

Tag

• Tag is a brontosaurus record type.
• Tag is a property of an account record. An account can own multiple tags.
• Tag is the property of an organization record. An organization can own multiple tags.
• Tag is accessible by an integrated client.

Token

• Token is a generated string that shows user information and authenticates status.
• For token structure, see Token Structure.