[FALCON-557] Add super-user who is authorized for all

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.6
• Fix Version/s: 0.6
• Labels: authorization security
• Assignee: Venkatesh Seetharam
• Reporter: Venkatesh Seetharam
• Created: 29/Jul/14 07:59
• Updated: 08/Aug/14 17:45
• Resolved: 08/Aug/14 17:45

Description

The super-user is the user with the same identity as falcon process itself. Loosely, if you started the falcon process, then you are the super-user. The super-user can do anything in that permissions checks never fail for the super-user.