Role-Based Access Control for Room Management

[ChrisChleb]

Summary

This feature request outlines the implementation of a role-based access control system (RBAC) for managing "Rooms." The proposed system will assign specific permissions to different user roles, ensuring that only authorized individuals can perform sensitive actions such as creating, editing, and deleting rooms. This is a critical component for the successful and secure deployment of the Room Management UI feature.

Solution

To solve this issue, a flexible RBAC system with predefined roles that dictate a user's level of access to room management functionalities should be developed. This system could use the following roles:

• Server Administrator (Serveradmin): This role will have full, unrestricted access to all room management functions. A user with this role can create, edit, and delete any room on the server. Users with this role can also assign other roles (e.g., Moderator or Server Admin) to other users.

• Moderator: This role will have partial access to room management. A moderator can edit existing rooms to manage content and settings, but cannot create or delete rooms. This is ideal for users who need to maintain order within existing spaces without having full administrative power.

• User: This is the default role for most users. A standard user will have no direct access to the room management tools and cannot create, edit, or delete rooms. Their interaction with rooms will be limited to joining and participating.

This system should also be flexible enough to extend beyond room management, allowing for role-based decisions on other features, such as the ability to lock or unlock user interactions in the timeline.