Fix Bug 924: User is not allowed to upload NS Descriptors for project_user(role)
[osm/NBI.git] / osm_nbi / admin_topics.py
index b77bc91..ada9c7b 100644 (file)
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from hashlib import sha256
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from time import time
-from validation import user_new_schema, user_edit_schema, project_new_schema, project_edit_schema
-from validation import vim_account_new_schema, vim_account_edit_schema, sdn_new_schema, sdn_edit_schema
-from validation import wim_account_new_schema, wim_account_edit_schema, roles_new_schema, roles_edit_schema
-from validation import validate_input
-from validation import ValidationError
-from validation import is_valid_uuid    # To check that User/Project Names don't look like UUIDs
-from base_topic import BaseTopic, EngineException
+from osm_nbi.validation import user_new_schema, user_edit_schema, project_new_schema, project_edit_schema, \
+    vim_account_new_schema, vim_account_edit_schema, sdn_new_schema, sdn_edit_schema, \
+    wim_account_new_schema, wim_account_edit_schema, roles_new_schema, roles_edit_schema, \
+    k8scluster_new_schema, k8scluster_edit_schema, k8srepo_new_schema, k8srepo_edit_schema, \
+    validate_input, ValidationError, is_valid_uuid    # To check that User/Project Names don't look like UUIDs
+from osm_nbi.base_topic import BaseTopic, EngineException
+from osm_nbi.authconn import AuthconnNotFoundException, AuthconnConflictException
+from osm_common.dbbase import deep_update_rfc7396
 
 __author__ = "Alfonso Tierno <alfonso.tiernosepulveda@telefonica.com>"
 
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ class UserTopic(BaseTopic):
     schema_edit = user_edit_schema
     multiproject = False
 
-    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
+    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth):
+        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_project_filter(session):
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class UserTopic(BaseTopic):
             raise EngineException("username '{}' exists".format(indata["username"]), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
         # check projects
         if not session["force"]:
-            for p in indata.get("projects"):
+            for p in indata.get("projects") or []:
                 # To allow project addressing by Name as well as ID
                 if not self.db.get_one("projects", {BaseTopic.id_field("projects", p): p}, fail_on_empty=False,
                                        fail_on_more=False):
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class UserTopic(BaseTopic):
         if content.get("password"):
             content["password"] = sha256(content["password"].encode('utf-8') + salt.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
         if content.get("project_role_mappings"):
-            projects = [mapping[0] for mapping in content["project_role_mappings"]]
+            projects = [mapping["project"] for mapping in content["project_role_mappings"]]
 
             if content.get("projects"):
                 content["projects"] += projects
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class UserTopic(BaseTopic):
             final_content["_admin"]["salt"] = salt
             final_content["password"] = sha256(edit_content["password"].encode('utf-8') +
                                                salt.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+        return None
 
     def edit(self, session, _id, indata=None, kwargs=None, content=None):
         if not session["admin"]:
@@ -129,8 +131,8 @@ class ProjectTopic(BaseTopic):
     schema_edit = project_edit_schema
     multiproject = False
 
-    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
+    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth):
+        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_project_filter(session):
@@ -195,182 +197,230 @@ class ProjectTopic(BaseTopic):
         return BaseTopic.new(self, rollback, session, indata=indata, kwargs=kwargs, headers=headers)
 
 
-class VimAccountTopic(BaseTopic):
-    topic = "vim_accounts"
-    topic_msg = "vim_account"
-    schema_new = vim_account_new_schema
-    schema_edit = vim_account_edit_schema
-    vim_config_encrypted = ("admin_password", "nsx_password", "vcenter_password")
-    multiproject = True
+class CommonVimWimSdn(BaseTopic):
+    """Common class for VIM, WIM SDN just to unify methods that are equal to all of them"""
+    config_to_encrypt = {}     # what keys at config must be encrypted because contains passwords
+    password_to_encrypt = ""   # key that contains a password
 
-    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_operation(op_type, params=None):
+        """
+        Creates a dictionary with the information to an operation, similar to ns-lcm-op
+        :param op_type: can be create, edit, delete
+        :param params: operation input parameters
+        :return: new dictionary with
+        """
+        now = time()
+        return {
+            "lcmOperationType": op_type,
+            "operationState": "PROCESSING",
+            "startTime": now,
+            "statusEnteredTime": now,
+            "detailed-status": "",
+            "operationParams": params,
+        }
 
     def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
+        """
+        Check that the data to be inserted is valid. It is checked that name is unique
+        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
+        :param indata: data to be inserted
+        :return: None or raises EngineException
+        """
         self.check_unique_name(session, indata["name"], _id=None)
 
     def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
+        """
+        Check that the data to be edited/uploaded is valid. It is checked that name is unique
+        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
+        :param final_content: data once modified. This method may change it.
+        :param edit_content: incremental data that contains the modifications to apply
+        :param _id: internal _id
+        :return: None or raises EngineException
+        """
         if not session["force"] and edit_content.get("name"):
             self.check_unique_name(session, edit_content["name"], _id=_id)
 
+    def format_on_edit(self, final_content, edit_content):
+        """
+        Modifies final_content inserting admin information upon edition
+        :param final_content: final content to be stored at database
+        :param edit_content: user requested update content
+        :return: operation id
+        """
+        super().format_on_edit(final_content, edit_content)
+
         # encrypt passwords
         schema_version = final_content.get("schema_version")
         if schema_version:
-            if edit_content.get("vim_password"):
-                final_content["vim_password"] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content["vim_password"],
-                                                                schema_version=schema_version, salt=_id)
-            if edit_content.get("config"):
-                for p in self.vim_config_encrypted:
+            if edit_content.get(self.password_to_encrypt):
+                final_content[self.password_to_encrypt] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content[self.password_to_encrypt],
+                                                                          schema_version=schema_version,
+                                                                          salt=final_content["_id"])
+            config_to_encrypt_keys = self.config_to_encrypt.get(schema_version) or self.config_to_encrypt.get("default")
+            if edit_content.get("config") and config_to_encrypt_keys:
+
+                for p in config_to_encrypt_keys:
                     if edit_content["config"].get(p):
                         final_content["config"][p] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content["config"][p],
-                                                                     schema_version=schema_version, salt=_id)
+                                                                     schema_version=schema_version,
+                                                                     salt=final_content["_id"])
+
+        # create edit operation
+        final_content["_admin"]["operations"].append(self._create_operation("edit"))
+        return "{}:{}".format(final_content["_id"], len(final_content["_admin"]["operations"]) - 1)
 
     def format_on_new(self, content, project_id=None, make_public=False):
-        BaseTopic.format_on_new(content, project_id=project_id, make_public=make_public)
-        content["schema_version"] = schema_version = "1.1"
+        """
+        Modifies content descriptor to include _admin and insert create operation
+        :param content: descriptor to be modified
+        :param project_id: if included, it add project read/write permissions. Can be None or a list
+        :param make_public: if included it is generated as public for reading.
+        :return: op_id: operation id on asynchronous operation, None otherwise. In addition content is modified
+        """
+        super().format_on_new(content, project_id=project_id, make_public=make_public)
+        content["schema_version"] = schema_version = "1.11"
 
         # encrypt passwords
-        if content.get("vim_password"):
-            content["vim_password"] = self.db.encrypt(content["vim_password"], schema_version=schema_version,
-                                                      salt=content["_id"])
-        if content.get("config"):
-            for p in self.vim_config_encrypted:
+        if content.get(self.password_to_encrypt):
+            content[self.password_to_encrypt] = self.db.encrypt(content[self.password_to_encrypt],
+                                                                schema_version=schema_version,
+                                                                salt=content["_id"])
+        config_to_encrypt_keys = self.config_to_encrypt.get(schema_version) or self.config_to_encrypt.get("default")
+        if content.get("config") and config_to_encrypt_keys:
+            for p in config_to_encrypt_keys:
                 if content["config"].get(p):
-                    content["config"][p] = self.db.encrypt(content["config"][p], schema_version=schema_version,
+                    content["config"][p] = self.db.encrypt(content["config"][p],
+                                                           schema_version=schema_version,
                                                            salt=content["_id"])
 
         content["_admin"]["operationalState"] = "PROCESSING"
 
+        # create operation
+        content["_admin"]["operations"] = [self._create_operation("create")]
+        content["_admin"]["current_operation"] = None
+
+        return "{}:0".format(content["_id"])
+
     def delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=False):
         """
         Delete item by its internal _id
         :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
         :param _id: server internal id
         :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
-        :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
+        :return: operation id if it is ordered to delete. None otherwise
         """
-        # TODO add admin to filter, validate rights
-        if dry_run or session["force"]:    # delete completely
-            return BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run)
-        else:  # if not, sent to kafka
-            v = BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=True)
-            self.db.set_one("vim_accounts", {"_id": _id}, {"_admin.to_delete": True})  # TODO change status
-            self._send_msg("delete", {"_id": _id})
-            return v  # TODO indicate an offline operation to return 202 ACCEPTED
+
+        filter_q = self._get_project_filter(session)
+        filter_q["_id"] = _id
+        db_content = self.db.get_one(self.topic, filter_q)
+
+        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, _id, db_content)
+        if dry_run:
+            return None
+
+        # remove reference from project_read. If not last delete
+        if session["project_id"]:
+            for project_id in session["project_id"]:
+                if project_id in db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"]:
+                    db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"].remove(project_id)
+                if project_id in db_content["_admin"]["projects_write"]:
+                    db_content["_admin"]["projects_write"].remove(project_id)
+        else:
+            db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"].clear()
+            db_content["_admin"]["projects_write"].clear()
+
+        update_dict = {"_admin.projects_read": db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"],
+                       "_admin.projects_write": db_content["_admin"]["projects_write"]
+                       }
+
+        # check if there are projects referencing it (apart from ANY that means public)....
+        if db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"] and (len(db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"]) > 1 or
+                                                      db_content["_admin"]["projects_read"][0] != "ANY"):
+            self.db.set_one(self.topic, filter_q, update_dict=update_dict)  # remove references but not delete
+            return None
+
+        # It must be deleted
+        if session["force"]:
+            self.db.del_one(self.topic, {"_id": _id})
+            op_id = None
+            self._send_msg("deleted", {"_id": _id, "op_id": op_id})
+        else:
+            update_dict["_admin.to_delete"] = True
+            self.db.set_one(self.topic, {"_id": _id},
+                            update_dict=update_dict,
+                            push={"_admin.operations": self._create_operation("delete")}
+                            )
+            # the number of operations is the operation_id. db_content does not contains the new operation inserted,
+            # so the -1 is not needed
+            op_id = "{}:{}".format(db_content["_id"], len(db_content["_admin"]["operations"]))
+            self._send_msg("delete", {"_id": _id, "op_id": op_id})
+        return op_id
+
+
+class VimAccountTopic(CommonVimWimSdn):
+    topic = "vim_accounts"
+    topic_msg = "vim_account"
+    schema_new = vim_account_new_schema
+    schema_edit = vim_account_edit_schema
+    multiproject = True
+    password_to_encrypt = "vim_password"
+    config_to_encrypt = {"1.1": ("admin_password", "nsx_password", "vcenter_password"),
+                         "default": ("admin_password", "nsx_password", "vcenter_password", "vrops_password")}
 
 
-class WimAccountTopic(BaseTopic):
+class WimAccountTopic(CommonVimWimSdn):
     topic = "wim_accounts"
     topic_msg = "wim_account"
     schema_new = wim_account_new_schema
     schema_edit = wim_account_edit_schema
     multiproject = True
-    wim_config_encrypted = ()
-
-    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
+    password_to_encrypt = "wim_password"
+    config_to_encrypt = {}
 
-    def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
-        self.check_unique_name(session, indata["name"], _id=None)
 
-    def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
-        if not session["force"] and edit_content.get("name"):
-            self.check_unique_name(session, edit_content["name"], _id=_id)
-
-        # encrypt passwords
-        schema_version = final_content.get("schema_version")
-        if schema_version:
-            if edit_content.get("wim_password"):
-                final_content["wim_password"] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content["wim_password"],
-                                                                schema_version=schema_version, salt=_id)
-            if edit_content.get("config"):
-                for p in self.wim_config_encrypted:
-                    if edit_content["config"].get(p):
-                        final_content["config"][p] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content["config"][p],
-                                                                     schema_version=schema_version, salt=_id)
-
-    def format_on_new(self, content, project_id=None, make_public=False):
-        BaseTopic.format_on_new(content, project_id=project_id, make_public=make_public)
-        content["schema_version"] = schema_version = "1.1"
-
-        # encrypt passwords
-        if content.get("wim_password"):
-            content["wim_password"] = self.db.encrypt(content["wim_password"], schema_version=schema_version,
-                                                      salt=content["_id"])
-        if content.get("config"):
-            for p in self.wim_config_encrypted:
-                if content["config"].get(p):
-                    content["config"][p] = self.db.encrypt(content["config"][p], schema_version=schema_version,
-                                                           salt=content["_id"])
-
-        content["_admin"]["operationalState"] = "PROCESSING"
-
-    def delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=False):
-        """
-        Delete item by its internal _id
-        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
-        :param _id: server internal id
-        :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
-        :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
-        """
-        # TODO add admin to filter, validate rights
-        if dry_run or session["force"]:    # delete completely
-            return BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run)
-        else:  # if not, sent to kafka
-            v = BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=True)
-            self.db.set_one("wim_accounts", {"_id": _id}, {"_admin.to_delete": True})  # TODO change status
-            self._send_msg("delete", {"_id": _id})
-            return v  # TODO indicate an offline operation to return 202 ACCEPTED
-
-
-class SdnTopic(BaseTopic):
+class SdnTopic(CommonVimWimSdn):
     topic = "sdns"
     topic_msg = "sdn"
     schema_new = sdn_new_schema
     schema_edit = sdn_edit_schema
     multiproject = True
+    password_to_encrypt = "password"
+    config_to_encrypt = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, db, fs, msg):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
 
-    def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
-        self.check_unique_name(session, indata["name"], _id=None)
-
-    def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
-        if not session["force"] and edit_content.get("name"):
-            self.check_unique_name(session, edit_content["name"], _id=_id)
-
-        # encrypt passwords
-        schema_version = final_content.get("schema_version")
-        if schema_version and edit_content.get("password"):
-            final_content["password"] = self.db.encrypt(edit_content["password"], schema_version=schema_version,
-                                                        salt=_id)
+class K8sClusterTopic(CommonVimWimSdn):
+    topic = "k8sclusters"
+    topic_msg = "k8scluster"
+    schema_new = k8scluster_new_schema
+    schema_edit = k8scluster_edit_schema
+    multiproject = True
+    password_to_encrypt = None
+    config_to_encrypt = {}
 
     def format_on_new(self, content, project_id=None, make_public=False):
-        BaseTopic.format_on_new(content, project_id=project_id, make_public=make_public)
-        content["schema_version"] = schema_version = "1.1"
-        # encrypt passwords
-        if content.get("password"):
-            content["password"] = self.db.encrypt(content["password"], schema_version=schema_version,
-                                                  salt=content["_id"])
-
-        content["_admin"]["operationalState"] = "PROCESSING"
-
-    def delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=False):
-        """
-        Delete item by its internal _id
-        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
-        :param _id: server internal id
-        :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
-        :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
-        """
-        if dry_run or session["force"]:  # delete completely
-            return BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run)
-        else:  # if not sent to kafka
-            v = BaseTopic.delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=True)
-            self.db.set_one("sdns", {"_id": _id}, {"_admin.to_delete": True})  # TODO change status
-            self._send_msg("delete", {"_id": _id})
-            return v   # TODO indicate an offline operation to return 202 ACCEPTED
+        oid = super().format_on_new(content, project_id, make_public)
+        self.db.encrypt_decrypt_fields(content["credentials"], 'encrypt', ['password', 'secret'],
+                                       schema_version=content["schema_version"], salt=content["_id"])
+        return oid
+
+    def format_on_edit(self, final_content, edit_content):
+        if final_content.get("schema_version") and edit_content.get("credentials"):
+            self.db.encrypt_decrypt_fields(edit_content["credentials"], 'encrypt', ['password', 'secret'],
+                                           schema_version=final_content["schema_version"], salt=final_content["_id"])
+            deep_update_rfc7396(final_content["credentials"], edit_content["credentials"])
+        oid = super().format_on_edit(final_content, edit_content)
+        return oid
+
+
+class K8sRepoTopic(CommonVimWimSdn):
+    topic = "k8srepos"
+    topic_msg = "k8srepo"
+    schema_new = k8srepo_new_schema
+    schema_edit = k8srepo_edit_schema
+    multiproject = True
+    password_to_encrypt = None
+    config_to_encrypt = {}
 
 
 class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
@@ -380,8 +430,8 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
     schema_edit = user_edit_schema
 
     def __init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth):
-        UserTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
-        self.auth = auth
+        UserTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth)
+        self.auth = auth
 
     def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
         """
@@ -392,14 +442,31 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :return: None or raises EngineException
         """
         username = indata.get("username")
-        user_list = list(map(lambda x: x["username"], self.auth.get_user_list()))
+        if is_valid_uuid(username):
+            raise EngineException("username '{}' cannot have a uuid format".format(username),
+                                  HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
-        if "projects" in indata.keys():
-            raise EngineException("Format invalid: the keyword \"projects\" is not allowed for Keystone", 
-                                  HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+        # Check that username is not used, regardless keystone already checks this
+        if self.auth.get_user_list(filter_q={"name": username}):
+            raise EngineException("username '{}' is already used".format(username), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
-        if username in user_list:
-            raise EngineException("username '{}' exists".format(username), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+        if "projects" in indata.keys():
+            # convert to new format project_role_mappings
+            role = self.auth.get_role_list({"name": "project_admin"})
+            if not role:
+                role = self.auth.get_role_list()
+            if not role:
+                raise AuthconnNotFoundException("Can't find default role for user '{}'".format(username))
+            rid = role[0]["_id"]
+            if not indata.get("project_role_mappings"):
+                indata["project_role_mappings"] = []
+            for project in indata["projects"]:
+                pid = self.auth.get_project(project)["_id"]
+                prm = {"project": pid, "role": rid}
+                if prm not in indata["project_role_mappings"]:
+                    indata["project_role_mappings"].append(prm)
+            # raise EngineException("Format invalid: the keyword 'projects' is not allowed for keystone authentication",
+            #                       HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
 
     def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
         """
@@ -411,17 +478,23 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param _id: internal _id
         :return: None or raises EngineException
         """
-        users = self.auth.get_user_list()
-        admin_user = [user for user in users if user["name"] == "admin"][0]
 
-        if _id == admin_user["_id"] and edit_content["project_role_mappings"]:
-            elem = {
-                "project": "admin",
-                "role": "system_admin"
-            }
-            if elem not in edit_content:
-                raise EngineException("You cannot remove system_admin role from admin user", 
-                                      http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
+        if "username" in edit_content:
+            username = edit_content.get("username")
+            if is_valid_uuid(username):
+                raise EngineException("username '{}' cannot have an uuid format".format(username),
+                                      HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+
+            # Check that username is not used, regardless keystone already checks this
+            if self.auth.get_user_list(filter_q={"name": username}):
+                raise EngineException("username '{}' is already used".format(username), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+        if final_content["username"] == "admin":
+            for mapping in edit_content.get("remove_project_role_mappings", ()):
+                if mapping["project"] == "admin" and mapping.get("role") in (None, "system_admin"):
+                    # TODO make this also available for project id and role id
+                    raise EngineException("You cannot remove system_admin role from admin user",
+                                          http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
 
     def check_conflict_on_del(self, session, _id, db_content):
         """
@@ -431,56 +504,26 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param db_content: The database content of this item _id
         :return: None if ok or raises EngineException with the conflict
         """
-        if _id == session["username"]:
-            raise EngineException("You cannot delete your own user", http_code=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def format_on_new(content, project_id=None, make_public=False):
-        """
-        Modifies content descriptor to include _id.
-
-        NOTE: No password salt required because the authentication backend
-        should handle these security concerns.
-
-        :param content: descriptor to be modified
-        :param make_public: if included it is generated as public for reading.
-        :return: None, but content is modified
-        """
-        BaseTopic.format_on_new(content, make_public=False)
-        content["_id"] = content["username"]
-        content["password"] = content["password"]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def format_on_edit(final_content, edit_content):
-        """
-        Modifies final_content descriptor to include the modified date.
-
-        NOTE: No password salt required because the authentication backend
-        should handle these security concerns.
-
-        :param final_content: final descriptor generated
-        :param edit_content: alterations to be include
-        :return: None, but final_content is modified
-        """
-        BaseTopic.format_on_edit(final_content, edit_content)
-        if "password" in edit_content:
-            final_content["password"] = edit_content["password"]
-        else:
-            final_content["project_role_mappings"] = edit_content["project_role_mappings"]
+        if db_content["username"] == session["username"]:
+            raise EngineException("You cannot delete your own login user ", http_code=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+        # TODO: Check that user is not logged in ? How? (Would require listing current tokens)
 
     @staticmethod
     def format_on_show(content):
         """
-        Modifies the content of the role information to separate the role 
+        Modifies the content of the role information to separate the role
         metadata from the role definition.
         """
         project_role_mappings = []
 
-        for project in content["projects"]:
-            for role in project["roles"]:
-                project_role_mappings.append({"project": project, "role": role})
-        
-        del content["projects"]
+        if "projects" in content:
+            for project in content["projects"]:
+                for role in project["roles"]:
+                    project_role_mappings.append({"project": project["_id"],
+                                                  "project_name": project["name"],
+                                                  "role": role["_id"],
+                                                  "role_name": role["name"]})
+            del content["projects"]
         content["project_role_mappings"] = project_role_mappings
 
         return content
@@ -496,7 +539,7 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param indata: data to be inserted
         :param kwargs: used to override the indata descriptor
         :param headers: http request headers
-        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data.
+        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data, operation _id (None)
         """
         try:
             content = BaseTopic._remove_envelop(indata)
@@ -505,12 +548,26 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
             BaseTopic._update_input_with_kwargs(content, kwargs)
             content = self._validate_input_new(content, session["force"])
             self.check_conflict_on_new(session, content)
-            self.format_on_new(content, session["project_id"], make_public=session["public"])
-            _id = self.auth.create_user(content["username"], content["password"])
+            # self.format_on_new(content, session["project_id"], make_public=session["public"])
+            now = time()
+            content["_admin"] = {"created": now, "modified": now}
+            prms = []
+            for prm in content.get("project_role_mappings", []):
+                proj = self.auth.get_project(prm["project"], not session["force"])
+                role = self.auth.get_role(prm["role"], not session["force"])
+                pid = proj["_id"] if proj else None
+                rid = role["_id"] if role else None
+                prl = {"project": pid, "role": rid}
+                if prl not in prms:
+                    prms.append(prl)
+            content["project_role_mappings"] = prms
+            # _id = self.auth.create_user(content["username"], content["password"])["_id"]
+            _id = self.auth.create_user(content)["_id"]
+
             rollback.append({"topic": self.topic, "_id": _id})
-            del content["password"]
-            # self._send_msg("create", content)
-            return _id
+            del content["password"]
+            # self._send_msg("created", content)
+            return _id, None
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
@@ -522,10 +579,12 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param _id: server internal id
         :return: dictionary, raise exception if not found.
         """
-        users = [user for user in self.auth.get_user_list() if user["_id"] == _id]
-
+        # Allow _id to be a name or uuid
+        filter_q = {self.id_field(self.topic, _id): _id}
+        # users = self.auth.get_user_list(filter_q)
+        users = self.list(session, filter_q)   # To allow default filtering (Bug 853)
         if len(users) == 1:
-            return self.format_on_show(users[0])
+            return users[0]
         elif len(users) > 1:
             raise EngineException("Too many users found", HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
         else:
@@ -553,36 +612,96 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
             if not content:
                 content = self.show(session, _id)
             self.check_conflict_on_edit(session, content, indata, _id=_id)
-            self.format_on_edit(content, indata)
-
-            if "password" in content:
-                self.auth.change_password(content["name"], content["password"])
-            else:
-                user = self.show(session, _id)
-                original_mapping = user["project_role_mappings"]
-                edit_mapping = content["project_role_mappings"]
-                
-                mappings_to_remove = [mapping for mapping in original_mapping 
-                                      if mapping not in edit_mapping]
-                
-                mappings_to_add = [mapping for mapping in edit_mapping
-                                   if mapping not in original_mapping]
-                
-                for mapping in mappings_to_remove:
-                    self.auth.remove_role_from_user(
-                        user["name"], 
-                        mapping["project"],
-                        mapping["role"]
-                    )
-                
-                for mapping in mappings_to_add:
-                    self.auth.assign_role_to_user(
-                        user["name"], 
-                        mapping["project"],
-                        mapping["role"]
-                    )
-
-            return content["_id"]
+            # self.format_on_edit(content, indata)
+
+            if not ("password" in indata or "username" in indata or indata.get("remove_project_role_mappings") or
+                    indata.get("add_project_role_mappings") or indata.get("project_role_mappings") or
+                    indata.get("projects") or indata.get("add_projects")):
+                return _id
+            if indata.get("project_role_mappings") \
+                    and (indata.get("remove_project_role_mappings") or indata.get("add_project_role_mappings")):
+                raise EngineException("Option 'project_role_mappings' is incompatible with 'add_project_role_mappings"
+                                      "' or 'remove_project_role_mappings'", http_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+
+            if indata.get("projects") or indata.get("add_projects"):
+                role = self.auth.get_role_list({"name": "project_admin"})
+                if not role:
+                    role = self.auth.get_role_list()
+                if not role:
+                    raise AuthconnNotFoundException("Can't find a default role for user '{}'"
+                                                    .format(content["username"]))
+                rid = role[0]["_id"]
+                if "add_project_role_mappings" not in indata:
+                    indata["add_project_role_mappings"] = []
+                if "remove_project_role_mappings" not in indata:
+                    indata["remove_project_role_mappings"] = []
+                if isinstance(indata.get("projects"), dict):
+                    # backward compatible
+                    for k, v in indata["projects"].items():
+                        if k.startswith("$") and v is None:
+                            indata["remove_project_role_mappings"].append({"project": k[1:]})
+                        elif k.startswith("$+"):
+                            indata["add_project_role_mappings"].append({"project": v, "role": rid})
+                    del indata["projects"]
+                for proj in indata.get("projects", []) + indata.get("add_projects", []):
+                    indata["add_project_role_mappings"].append({"project": proj, "role": rid})
+
+            # user = self.show(session, _id)   # Already in 'content'
+            original_mapping = content["project_role_mappings"]
+
+            mappings_to_add = []
+            mappings_to_remove = []
+
+            # remove
+            for to_remove in indata.get("remove_project_role_mappings", ()):
+                for mapping in original_mapping:
+                    if to_remove["project"] in (mapping["project"], mapping["project_name"]):
+                        if not to_remove.get("role") or to_remove["role"] in (mapping["role"], mapping["role_name"]):
+                            mappings_to_remove.append(mapping)
+
+            # add
+            for to_add in indata.get("add_project_role_mappings", ()):
+                for mapping in original_mapping:
+                    if to_add["project"] in (mapping["project"], mapping["project_name"]) and \
+                            to_add["role"] in (mapping["role"], mapping["role_name"]):
+
+                        if mapping in mappings_to_remove:   # do not remove
+                            mappings_to_remove.remove(mapping)
+                        break  # do not add, it is already at user
+                else:
+                    pid = self.auth.get_project(to_add["project"])["_id"]
+                    rid = self.auth.get_role(to_add["role"])["_id"]
+                    mappings_to_add.append({"project": pid, "role": rid})
+
+            # set
+            if indata.get("project_role_mappings"):
+                for to_set in indata["project_role_mappings"]:
+                    for mapping in original_mapping:
+                        if to_set["project"] in (mapping["project"], mapping["project_name"]) and \
+                                to_set["role"] in (mapping["role"], mapping["role_name"]):
+                            if mapping in mappings_to_remove:   # do not remove
+                                mappings_to_remove.remove(mapping)
+                            break  # do not add, it is already at user
+                    else:
+                        pid = self.auth.get_project(to_set["project"])["_id"]
+                        rid = self.auth.get_role(to_set["role"])["_id"]
+                        mappings_to_add.append({"project": pid, "role": rid})
+                for mapping in original_mapping:
+                    for to_set in indata["project_role_mappings"]:
+                        if to_set["project"] in (mapping["project"], mapping["project_name"]) and \
+                                to_set["role"] in (mapping["role"], mapping["role_name"]):
+                            break
+                    else:
+                        # delete
+                        if mapping not in mappings_to_remove:   # do not remove
+                            mappings_to_remove.append(mapping)
+
+            self.auth.update_user({"_id": _id, "username": indata.get("username"), "password": indata.get("password"),
+                                   "add_project_role_mappings": mappings_to_add,
+                                   "remove_project_role_mappings": mappings_to_remove
+                                   })
+
+            # return _id
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
@@ -593,12 +712,11 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param filter_q: filter of data to be applied
         :return: The list, it can be empty if no one match the filter.
         """
-        if not filter_q:
-            filter_q = {}
-
-        users = [self.format_on_show(user) for user in self.auth.get_user_list(filter_q)]
-
-        return users
+        user_list = self.auth.get_user_list(filter_q)
+        if not session["allow_show_user_project_role"]:
+            # Bug 853 - Default filtering
+            user_list = [usr for usr in user_list if usr["username"] == session["username"]]
+        return user_list
 
     def delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=False):
         """
@@ -610,9 +728,12 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
         :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
         :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
         """
-        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, _id, None)
+        # Allow _id to be a name or uuid
+        user = self.auth.get_user(_id)
+        uid = user["_id"]
+        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, uid, user)
         if not dry_run:
-            v = self.auth.delete_user(_id)
+            v = self.auth.delete_user(uid)
             return v
         return None
 
@@ -620,12 +741,12 @@ class UserTopicAuth(UserTopic):
 class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
     # topic = "projects"
     # topic_msg = "projects"
-    schema_new = project_new_schema
-    schema_edit = project_edit_schema
+    schema_new = project_new_schema
+    schema_edit = project_edit_schema
 
     def __init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth):
-        ProjectTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
-        self.auth = auth
+        ProjectTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth)
+        self.auth = auth
 
     def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
         """
@@ -635,11 +756,39 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param indata: data to be inserted
         :return: None or raises EngineException
         """
-        project = indata.get("name")
-        project_list = list(map(lambda x: x["name"], self.auth.get_project_list()))
+        project_name = indata.get("name")
+        if is_valid_uuid(project_name):
+            raise EngineException("project name '{}' cannot have an uuid format".format(project_name),
+                                  HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+
+        project_list = self.auth.get_project_list(filter_q={"name": project_name})
+
+        if project_list:
+            raise EngineException("project '{}' exists".format(project_name), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+    def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
+        """
+        Check that the data to be edited/uploaded is valid
+
+        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
+        :param final_content: data once modified
+        :param edit_content: incremental data that contains the modifications to apply
+        :param _id: internal _id
+        :return: None or raises EngineException
+        """
 
-        if project in project_list:
-            raise EngineException("project '{}' exists".format(project), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+        project_name = edit_content.get("name")
+        if project_name != final_content["name"]:  # It is a true renaming
+            if is_valid_uuid(project_name):
+                raise EngineException("project name '{}' cannot have an uuid format".format(project_name),
+                                      HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+
+            if final_content["name"] == "admin":
+                raise EngineException("You cannot rename project 'admin'", http_code=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+            # Check that project name is not used, regardless keystone already checks this
+            if project_name and self.auth.get_project_list(filter_q={"name": project_name}):
+                raise EngineException("project '{}' is already used".format(project_name), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
     def check_conflict_on_del(self, session, _id, db_content):
         """
@@ -650,13 +799,34 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param db_content: The database content of this item _id
         :return: None if ok or raises EngineException with the conflict
         """
-        projects = self.auth.get_project_list()
-        current_project = [project for project in projects
-                           if project["name"] == session["project_id"]][0]
 
-        if _id == current_project["_id"]:
+        def check_rw_projects(topic, title, id_field):
+            for desc in self.db.get_list(topic):
+                if _id in desc["_admin"]["projects_read"] + desc["_admin"]["projects_write"]:
+                    raise EngineException("Project '{}' ({}) is being used by {} '{}'"
+                                          .format(db_content["name"], _id, title, desc[id_field]), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+        if _id in session["project_id"]:
             raise EngineException("You cannot delete your own project", http_code=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
+        if db_content["name"] == "admin":
+            raise EngineException("You cannot delete project 'admin'", http_code=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+        # If any user is using this project, raise CONFLICT exception
+        if not session["force"]:
+            for user in self.auth.get_user_list():
+                for prm in user.get("project_role_mappings"):
+                    if prm["project"] == _id:
+                        raise EngineException("Project '{}' ({}) is being used by user '{}'"
+                                              .format(db_content["name"], _id, user["username"]), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+
+        # If any VNFD, NSD, NST, PDU, etc. is using this project, raise CONFLICT exception
+        if not session["force"]:
+            check_rw_projects("vnfds", "VNF Descriptor", "id")
+            check_rw_projects("nsds", "NS Descriptor", "id")
+            check_rw_projects("nsts", "NS Template", "id")
+            check_rw_projects("pdus", "PDU Descriptor", "name")
+
     def new(self, rollback, session, indata=None, kwargs=None, headers=None):
         """
         Creates a new entry into the authentication backend.
@@ -668,7 +838,7 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param indata: data to be inserted
         :param kwargs: used to override the indata descriptor
         :param headers: http request headers
-        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data.
+        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data, operation _id (None)
         """
         try:
             content = BaseTopic._remove_envelop(indata)
@@ -678,10 +848,10 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
             content = self._validate_input_new(content, session["force"])
             self.check_conflict_on_new(session, content)
             self.format_on_new(content, project_id=session["project_id"], make_public=session["public"])
-            _id = self.auth.create_project(content["name"])
+            _id = self.auth.create_project(content)
             rollback.append({"topic": self.topic, "_id": _id})
-            # self._send_msg("create", content)
-            return _id
+            # self._send_msg("created", content)
+            return _id, None
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
@@ -693,8 +863,10 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param _id: server internal id
         :return: dictionary, raise exception if not found.
         """
-        projects = [project for project in self.auth.get_project_list() if project["_id"] == _id]
-
+        # Allow _id to be a name or uuid
+        filter_q = {self.id_field(self.topic, _id): _id}
+        # projects = self.auth.get_project_list(filter_q=filter_q)
+        projects = self.list(session, filter_q)   # To allow default filtering (Bug 853)
         if len(projects) == 1:
             return projects[0]
         elif len(projects) > 1:
@@ -710,10 +882,13 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param filter_q: filter of data to be applied
         :return: The list, it can be empty if no one match the filter.
         """
-        if not filter_q:
-            filter_q = {}
-
-        return self.auth.get_project_list(filter_q)
+        project_list = self.auth.get_project_list(filter_q)
+        if not session["allow_show_user_project_role"]:
+            # Bug 853 - Default filtering
+            user = self.auth.get_user(session["username"])
+            projects = [prm["project"] for prm in user["project_role_mappings"]]
+            project_list = [proj for proj in project_list if proj["_id"] in projects]
+        return project_list
 
     def delete(self, session, _id, dry_run=False):
         """
@@ -724,24 +899,57 @@ class ProjectTopicAuth(ProjectTopic):
         :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
         :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
         """
-        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, _id, None)
+        # Allow _id to be a name or uuid
+        proj = self.auth.get_project(_id)
+        pid = proj["_id"]
+        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, pid, proj)
         if not dry_run:
-            v = self.auth.delete_project(_id)
+            v = self.auth.delete_project(pid)
             return v
         return None
 
+    def edit(self, session, _id, indata=None, kwargs=None, content=None):
+        """
+        Updates a project entry.
+
+        :param session: contains "username", "admin", "force", "public", "project_id", "set_project"
+        :param _id:
+        :param indata: data to be inserted
+        :param kwargs: used to override the indata descriptor
+        :param content:
+        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data.
+        """
+        indata = self._remove_envelop(indata)
+
+        # Override descriptor with query string kwargs
+        if kwargs:
+            BaseTopic._update_input_with_kwargs(indata, kwargs)
+        try:
+            indata = self._validate_input_edit(indata, force=session["force"])
+
+            if not content:
+                content = self.show(session, _id)
+            self.check_conflict_on_edit(session, content, indata, _id=_id)
+            self.format_on_edit(content, indata)
+
+            deep_update_rfc7396(content, indata)
+            self.auth.update_project(content["_id"], content)
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+
 
 class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
-    topic = "roles_operations"
-    topic_msg = "roles"
+    topic = "roles"
+    topic_msg = None    # "roles"
     schema_new = roles_new_schema
     schema_edit = roles_edit_schema
     multiproject = False
 
     def __init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth, ops):
-        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg)
-        self.auth = auth
+        BaseTopic.__init__(self, db, fs, msg, auth)
+        self.auth = auth
         self.operations = ops
+        # self.topic = "roles_operations" if isinstance(auth, AuthconnKeystone) else "roles"
 
     @staticmethod
     def validate_role_definition(operations, role_definitions):
@@ -753,25 +961,19 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param role_definitions: role definition to test
         :return: None if ok, raises ValidationError exception on error
         """
-        ignore_fields = ["_id", "_admin", "name"]
-        for role_def in role_definitions.keys():
+        if not role_definitions.get("permissions"):
+            return
+        ignore_fields = ["admin", "default"]
+        for role_def in role_definitions["permissions"].keys():
             if role_def in ignore_fields:
                 continue
-            if role_def == ".":
-                if isinstance(role_definitions[role_def], bool):
-                    continue
-                else:
-                    raise ValidationError("Operation authorization \".\" should be True/False.")
-            if role_def[-1] == ".":
-                raise ValidationError("Operation cannot end with \".\"")
-            
+            if role_def[-1] == ":":
+                raise ValidationError("Operation cannot end with ':'")
+
             role_def_matches = [op for op in operations if op.startswith(role_def)]
 
             if len(role_def_matches) == 0:
-                raise ValidationError("No matching operation found.")
-
-            if not isinstance(role_definitions[role_def], bool):
-                raise ValidationError("Operation authorization {} should be True/False.".format(role_def))
+                raise ValidationError("Invalid permission '{}'".format(role_def))
 
     def _validate_input_new(self, input, force=False):
         """
@@ -784,7 +986,7 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         if self.schema_new:
             validate_input(input, self.schema_new)
             self.validate_role_definition(self.operations, input)
-        
+
         return input
 
     def _validate_input_edit(self, input, force=False):
@@ -798,7 +1000,7 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         if self.schema_edit:
             validate_input(input, self.schema_edit)
             self.validate_role_definition(self.operations, input)
-        
+
         return input
 
     def check_conflict_on_new(self, session, indata):
@@ -809,11 +1011,16 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param indata: data to be inserted
         :return: None or raises EngineException
         """
-        role = indata.get("name")
-        role_list = list(map(lambda x: x["name"], self.auth.get_role_list()))
-
-        if role in role_list:
-            raise EngineException("role '{}' exists".format(role), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
+        # check name is not uuid
+        role_name = indata.get("name")
+        if is_valid_uuid(role_name):
+            raise EngineException("role name '{}' cannot have an uuid format".format(role_name),
+                                  HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
+        # check name not exists
+        name = indata["name"]
+        # if self.db.get_one(self.topic, {"name": indata.get("name")}, fail_on_empty=False, fail_on_more=False):
+        if self.auth.get_role_list({"name": name}):
+            raise EngineException("role name '{}' exists".format(name), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
     def check_conflict_on_edit(self, session, final_content, edit_content, _id):
         """
@@ -825,12 +1032,29 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param _id: internal _id
         :return: None or raises EngineException
         """
-        roles = self.auth.get_role_list()
-        system_admin_role = [role for role in roles
-                             if roles["name"] == "system_admin"][0]
+        if "default" not in final_content["permissions"]:
+            final_content["permissions"]["default"] = False
+        if "admin" not in final_content["permissions"]:
+            final_content["permissions"]["admin"] = False
+
+        # check name is not uuid
+        role_name = edit_content.get("name")
+        if is_valid_uuid(role_name):
+            raise EngineException("role name '{}' cannot have an uuid format".format(role_name),
+                                  HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
-        if _id == system_admin_role["_id"]:
-            raise EngineException("You cannot edit system_admin role", http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
+        # Check renaming of admin roles
+        role = self.auth.get_role(_id)
+        if role["name"] in ["system_admin", "project_admin"]:
+            raise EngineException("You cannot rename role '{}'".format(role["name"]), http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
+
+        # check name not exists
+        if "name" in edit_content:
+            role_name = edit_content["name"]
+            # if self.db.get_one(self.topic, {"name":role_name,"_id.ne":_id}, fail_on_empty=False, fail_on_more=False):
+            roles = self.auth.get_role_list({"name": role_name})
+            if roles and roles[0][BaseTopic.id_field("roles", _id)] != _id:
+                raise EngineException("role name '{}' exists".format(role_name), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
     def check_conflict_on_del(self, session, _id, db_content):
         """
@@ -841,15 +1065,19 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param db_content: The database content of this item _id
         :return: None if ok or raises EngineException with the conflict
         """
-        roles = self.auth.get_role_list()
-        system_admin_role = [role for role in roles
-                             if roles["name"] == "system_admin"][0]
+        role = self.auth.get_role(_id)
+        if role["name"] in ["system_admin", "project_admin"]:
+            raise EngineException("You cannot delete role '{}'".format(role["name"]), http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
 
-        if _id == system_admin_role["_id"]:
-            raise EngineException("You cannot delete system_admin role", http_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
+        # If any user is using this role, raise CONFLICT exception
+        for user in self.auth.get_user_list():
+            for prm in user.get("project_role_mappings"):
+                if prm["role"] == _id:
+                    raise EngineException("Role '{}' ({}) is being used by user '{}'"
+                                          .format(role["name"], _id, user["username"]), HTTPStatus.CONFLICT)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def format_on_new(content, project_id=None, make_public=False):
+    def format_on_new(content, project_id=None, make_public=False):   # TO BE REMOVED ?
         """
         Modifies content descriptor to include _admin
 
@@ -864,21 +1092,14 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         if not content["_admin"].get("created"):
             content["_admin"]["created"] = now
         content["_admin"]["modified"] = now
-        
-        if "." in content.keys():
-            content["root"] = content["."]
-            del content["."]
-        
-        if "root" not in content.keys():
-            content["root"] = False
-
-        ignore_fields = ["_id", "_admin", "name"]
-        content_keys = content.keys()
-        for role_def in content_keys:
-            if role_def in ignore_fields:
-                continue
-            content[role_def.replace(".", ":")] = content[role_def]
-            del content[role_def]
+
+        if "permissions" not in content:
+            content["permissions"] = {}
+
+        if "default" not in content["permissions"]:
+            content["permissions"]["default"] = False
+        if "admin" not in content["permissions"]:
+            content["permissions"]["admin"] = False
 
     @staticmethod
     def format_on_edit(final_content, edit_content):
@@ -889,42 +1110,17 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param edit_content: alterations to be include
         :return: None, but final_content is modified
         """
-        final_content["_admin"]["modified"] = time()
-
-        ignore_fields = ["_id", "name", "_admin"]
-        delete_keys = [key for key in final_content.keys() if key not in ignore_fields]
-
-        for key in delete_keys:
-            del final_content[key]
+        if "_admin" in final_content:
+            final_content["_admin"]["modified"] = time()
 
-        # Saving the role definition
-        for role_def, value in edit_content.items():
-            final_content[role_def.replace(".", ":")] = value
-        
-        if ":" in final_content.keys():
-            final_content["root"] = final_content[":"]
-            del final_content[":"]
-        
-        if "root" not in final_content.keys():
-            final_content["root"] = False
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def format_on_show(content):
-        """
-        Modifies the content of the role information to separate the role 
-        metadata from the role definition. Eases the reading process of the
-        role definition.
+        if "permissions" not in final_content:
+            final_content["permissions"] = {}
 
-        :param definition: role definition to be processed
-        """
-        content_keys = list(content.keys())
-
-        content["_id"] = str(content["_id"])
-
-        for key in content_keys:
-            if ":" in key:
-                content[key.replace(":", ".")] = content[key]
-                del content[key]
+        if "default" not in final_content["permissions"]:
+            final_content["permissions"]["default"] = False
+        if "admin" not in final_content["permissions"]:
+            final_content["permissions"]["admin"] = False
+        return None
 
     def show(self, session, _id):
         """
@@ -934,14 +1130,14 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param _id: server internal id
         :return: dictionary, raise exception if not found.
         """
-        filter_db = self._get_project_filter(session)
-        filter_db["_id"] = _id
-
-        role = self.db.get_one(self.topic, filter_db)
-        new_role = dict(role)
-        self.format_on_show(new_role)
-
-        return new_role
+        filter_q = {BaseTopic.id_field(self.topic, _id): _id}
+        # roles = self.auth.get_role_list(filter_q)
+        roles = self.list(session, filter_q)   # To allow default filtering (Bug 853)
+        if not roles:
+            raise AuthconnNotFoundException("Not found any role with filter {}".format(filter_q))
+        elif len(roles) > 1:
+            raise AuthconnConflictException("Found more than one role with filter {}".format(filter_q))
+        return roles[0]
 
     def list(self, session, filter_q=None):
         """
@@ -951,29 +1147,13 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param filter_q: filter of data to be applied
         :return: The list, it can be empty if no one match the filter.
         """
-        if not filter_q:
-            filter_q = {}
-
-        if "root" in filter_q:
-            filter_q[":"] = filter_q["root"]
-            del filter_q["root"]
-        
-        if len(filter_q) > 0:
-            keys = [key for key in filter_q.keys() if "." in key]
-
-            for key in keys:
-                filter_q[key.replace(".", ":")] = filter_q[key]
-                del filter_q[key]
-
-        roles = self.db.get_list(self.topic, filter_q)
-        new_roles = []
-
-        for role in roles:
-            new_role = dict(role)
-            self.format_on_show(new_role)
-            new_roles.append(new_role)
-
-        return new_roles
+        role_list = self.auth.get_role_list(filter_q)
+        if not session["allow_show_user_project_role"]:
+            # Bug 853 - Default filtering
+            user = self.auth.get_user(session["username"])
+            roles = [prm["role"] for prm in user["project_role_mappings"]]
+            role_list = [role for role in role_list if role["_id"] in roles]
+        return role_list
 
     def new(self, rollback, session, indata=None, kwargs=None, headers=None):
         """
@@ -984,23 +1164,23 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param indata: data to be inserted
         :param kwargs: used to override the indata descriptor
         :param headers: http request headers
-        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data.
+        :return: _id: identity of the inserted data, operation _id (None)
         """
         try:
-            content = BaseTopic._remove_envelop(indata)
+            content = self._remove_envelop(indata)
 
             # Override descriptor with query string kwargs
-            BaseTopic._update_input_with_kwargs(content, kwargs)
+            self._update_input_with_kwargs(content, kwargs)
             content = self._validate_input_new(content, session["force"])
             self.check_conflict_on_new(session, content)
             self.format_on_new(content, project_id=session["project_id"], make_public=session["public"])
-            role_name = content["name"]
-            role = self.auth.create_role(role_name)
-            content["_id"] = role["_id"]
-            _id = self.db.create(self.topic, content)
-            rollback.append({"topic": self.topic, "_id": _id})
-            # self._send_msg("create", content)
-            return _id
+            role_name = content["name"]
+            rid = self.auth.create_role(content)
+            content["_id"] = rid
+            _id = self.db.create(self.topic, content)
+            rollback.append({"topic": self.topic, "_id": rid})
+            # self._send_msg("created", content)
+            return rid, None
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
 
@@ -1013,12 +1193,19 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param dry_run: make checking but do not delete
         :return: dictionary with deleted item _id. It raises EngineException on error: not found, conflict, ...
         """
-        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, _id, None)
-        filter_q = self._get_project_filter(session)
-        filter_q["_id"] = _id
+        filter_q = {BaseTopic.id_field(self.topic, _id): _id}
+        roles = self.auth.get_role_list(filter_q)
+        if not roles:
+            raise AuthconnNotFoundException("Not found any role with filter {}".format(filter_q))
+        elif len(roles) > 1:
+            raise AuthconnConflictException("Found more than one role with filter {}".format(filter_q))
+        rid = roles[0]["_id"]
+        self.check_conflict_on_del(session, rid, None)
+        # filter_q = {"_id": _id}
+        # filter_q = {BaseTopic.id_field(self.topic, _id): _id}   # To allow role addressing by name
         if not dry_run:
-            self.auth.delete_role(_id)
-            v = self.db.del_one(self.topic, filter_q)
+            v = self.auth.delete_role(rid)
+            v = self.db.del_one(self.topic, filter_q)
             return v
         return None
 
@@ -1033,19 +1220,15 @@ class RoleTopicAuth(BaseTopic):
         :param content:
         :return: _id: identity of the inserted data.
         """
-        indata = self._remove_envelop(indata)
-
-        # Override descriptor with query string kwargs
         if kwargs:
             self._update_input_with_kwargs(indata, kwargs)
         try:
             indata = self._validate_input_edit(indata, force=session["force"])
-
             if not content:
                 content = self.show(session, _id)
+            deep_update_rfc7396(content, indata)
             self.check_conflict_on_edit(session, content, indata, _id=_id)
             self.format_on_edit(content, indata)
-            self.db.replace(self.topic, _id, content)
-            return id
+            self.auth.update_role(content)
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise EngineException(e, HTTPStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)