chore: remove unused code

chore: addressed comments
chore: fix specs
2025-12-10 19:34:34 +00:00 · 2023-08-08 15:07:00 +05:00 · 2023-08-08 15:01:32 +05:00 · 2023-05-10 17:02:13 +05:00 · 2023-05-10 14:35:35 +05:00 · 2023-05-09 15:21:54 +05:00
49 changed files with 674 additions and 673 deletions
--- a/api/public/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/public/swagger.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ components:
                clientId:
                    type: string
                userId:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                    type: string
            required:
                - clientId
                - userId
@@ -285,9 +284,8 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        UserResponse:
            properties:
-                id:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                uid:
+                    type: string
                username:
                    type: string
                displayName:
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ components:
                isAdmin:
                    type: boolean
            required:
-                - id
+                - uid
                - username
                - displayName
                - isAdmin
@@ -303,32 +301,30 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        GroupResponse:
            properties:
-                groupId:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                uid:
+                    type: string
                name:
                    type: string
                description:
                    type: string
            required:
-                - groupId
+                - uid
                - name
                - description
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        UserDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                id:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
-                displayName:
+                uid:
                    type: string
                username:
                    type: string
-                isActive:
-                    type: boolean
+                displayName:
+                    type: string
                isAdmin:
                    type: boolean
+                isActive:
+                    type: boolean
                autoExec:
                    type: string
                groups:
@@ -336,11 +332,11 @@ components:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupResponse'
                    type: array
            required:
-                - id
-                - displayName
+                - uid
                - username
-                - isActive
+                - displayName
                - isAdmin
+                - isActive
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        UserPayload:
@@ -376,9 +372,8 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        GroupDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                groupId:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                uid:
+                    type: string
                name:
                    type: string
                description:
@@ -390,7 +385,7 @@ components:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserResponse'
                    type: array
            required:
-                - groupId
+                - uid
                - name
                - description
                - isActive
@@ -459,9 +454,8 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        PermissionDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                permissionId:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                uid:
+                    type: string
                path:
                    type: string
                type:
@@ -473,7 +467,7 @@ components:
                group:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
            required:
-                - permissionId
+                - uid
                - path
                - type
                - setting
@@ -512,10 +506,8 @@ components:
                    description: 'Indicates the type of principal'
                    example: user
                principalId:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
+                    type: string
                    description: 'The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.'
-                    example: 123
            required:
                - path
                - type
@@ -534,25 +526,37 @@ components:
                - setting
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
-        SessionResponse:
+        Pick_UserResponse.Exclude_keyofUserResponse.uid__:
            properties:
-                id:
-                    type: number
-                    format: double
                username:
                    type: string
                displayName:
                    type: string
                isAdmin:
                    type: boolean
-                needsToUpdatePassword:
-                    type: boolean
            required:
-                - id
                - username
                - displayName
                - isAdmin
-                - needsToUpdatePassword
+            type: object
+            description: 'From T, pick a set of properties whose keys are in the union K'
+        SessionResponse:
+            properties:
+                username:
+                    type: string
+                displayName:
+                    type: string
+                isAdmin:
+                    type: boolean
+                id:
+                    type: string
+                needsToUpdatePassword:
+                    type: boolean
+            required:
+                - username
+                - displayName
+                - isAdmin
+                - id
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        ExecutePostRequestPayload:
@@ -1206,7 +1210,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{id: 123, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}, {id: 456, username: starkusername, displayName: Stark, isAdmin: true}]
+                                    value: [{uid: userIdString, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}, {uid: anotherUserIdString, username: starkusername, displayName: Stark, isAdmin: true}]
            summary: 'Get list of all users (username, displayname). All users can request this.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1225,7 +1229,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Create user with the following attributes: UserId, UserName, Password, isAdmin, isActive. Admin only task.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1276,7 +1280,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Update user properties - such as displayName. Can be performed either by admins, or the user in question.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1327,7 +1331,7 @@ paths:
                                password:
                                    type: string
                            type: object
-    '/SASjsApi/user/{userId}':
+    '/SASjsApi/user/{uid}':
        get:
            operationId: GetUser
            responses:
@@ -1346,14 +1350,12 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
-                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: userId
+                    name: uid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: 1234
+                        type: string
+    '/SASjsApi/user/{userId}':
        patch:
            operationId: UpdateUser
            responses:
@@ -1365,7 +1367,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Update user properties - such as displayName. Can be performed either by admins, or the user in question.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1379,8 +1381,7 @@ paths:
                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
+                        type: string
                    example: '1234'
            requestBody:
                required: true
@@ -1406,8 +1407,7 @@ paths:
                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
+                        type: string
                    example: 1234
            requestBody:
                required: true
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'}]
+                                    value: [{uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'}]
            summary: 'Get list of all groups (groupName and groupDescription). All users can request this.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
            summary: 'Create a new group. Admin only.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ paths:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupPayload'
    '/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/{name}':
        get:
-            operationId: GetGroupByGroupName
+            operationId: GetGroupByName
            responses:
                '200':
                    description: Ok
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ paths:
                    required: true
                    schema:
                        type: string
-    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupId}':
+    '/SASjsApi/group/{uid}':
        get:
            operationId: GetGroup
            responses:
@@ -1509,12 +1509,11 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupId
+                    name: uid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: 1234
+                        type: string
+                    example: 12ByteString
        delete:
            operationId: DeleteGroup
            responses:
@@ -1536,13 +1535,12 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupId
+                    name: uid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: 1234
-    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupId}/{userId}':
+                        type: string
+                    example: 12ByteString
+    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupUid}/{userUid}':
        post:
            operationId: AddUserToGroup
            responses:
@@ -1554,7 +1552,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
            summary: 'Add a user to a group. Admin task only.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1565,21 +1563,18 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupId
+                    name: groupUid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: '1234'
+                        type: string
+                    example: 12ByteString
                -
                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: userId
+                    name: userUid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: '6789'
+                        type: string
        delete:
            operationId: RemoveUserFromGroup
            responses:
@@ -1591,8 +1586,8 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
-            summary: 'Remove a user to a group. Admin task only.'
+                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+            summary: 'Remove a user from a group. Admin task only.'
            tags:
                - Group
            security:
@@ -1602,21 +1597,19 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupId
+                    name: groupUid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: '1234'
+                        type: string
+                    example: 12ByteString
                -
                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: userId
+                    name: userUid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: '6789'
+                        type: string
+                    example: 12ByteString
    /SASjsApi/info:
        get:
            operationId: Info
@@ -1667,7 +1660,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}, {permissionId: 124, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, group: {groupId: 1, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}}]
+                                    value: [{uid: permissionId1String, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: user1-id, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}, {uid: permissionId2String, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, group: {uid: group1-id, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}}]
            description: "Get the list of permission rules applicable the authenticated user.\nIf the user is an admin, all rules are returned."
            summary: 'Get the list of permission rules. If the user is admin, all rules are returned.'
            tags:
@@ -1687,7 +1680,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
+                                    value: {uid: permissionIdString, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: userIdString, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
            summary: 'Create a new permission. Admin only.'
            tags:
                - Permission
@@ -1701,7 +1694,7 @@ paths:
                    application/json:
                        schema:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegisterPermissionPayload'
-    '/SASjsApi/permission/{permissionId}':
+    '/SASjsApi/permission/{uid}':
        patch:
            operationId: UpdatePermission
            responses:
@@ -1713,7 +1706,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
+                                    value: {uid: permissionIdString, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: userIdString, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
            summary: 'Update permission setting. Admin only'
            tags:
                - Permission
@@ -1722,14 +1715,11 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
-                    description: 'The permission''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: permissionId
+                    name: uid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: 1234
+                        type: string
            requestBody:
                required: true
                content:
@@ -1749,14 +1739,11 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
-                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: permissionId
+                    name: uid
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        format: double
-                        type: number
-                    example: 1234
+                        type: string
    /SASjsApi/session:
        get:
            operationId: Session
@@ -1769,7 +1756,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {id: 123, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}
+                                    value: {id: userIdString, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false, needsToUpdatePassword: false}
            summary: 'Get session info (username).'
            tags:
                - Session
@@ -1863,7 +1850,7 @@ paths:
                        application/json:
                            schema:
                                properties:
-                                    user: {properties: {needsToUpdatePassword: {type: boolean}, isAdmin: {type: boolean}, displayName: {type: string}, username: {type: string}, id: {type: number, format: double}}, required: [needsToUpdatePassword, isAdmin, displayName, username, id], type: object}
+                                    user: {properties: {needsToUpdatePassword: {type: boolean}, isAdmin: {type: boolean}, displayName: {type: string}, username: {type: string}, id: {}}, required: [needsToUpdatePassword, isAdmin, displayName, username, id], type: object}
                                    loggedIn: {type: boolean}
                                required:
                                    - user
--- a/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ import User from '../model/User'
@Tags('Auth')
 export class AuthController {
  static authCodes: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: string } } = {}
-  static saveCode = (userId: number, clientId: string, code: string) => {
+  static saveCode = (userId: string, clientId: string, code: string) => {
    if (AuthController.authCodes[userId])
      return (AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId] = code)

    AuthController.authCodes[userId] = { [clientId]: code }
    return AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId]
  }
-  static deleteCode = (userId: number, clientId: string) =>
+  static deleteCode = (userId: string, clientId: string) =>
    delete AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId]

  /**
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const updatePassword = async (
 ) => {
  const { currentPassword, newPassword } = data
  const userId = req.user?.userId
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })

  if (!dbUser)
    throw {
--- a/api/src/controllers/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
@@ -12,28 +12,29 @@ import {

 import Group, { GroupPayload, PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
-import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'
-import { UserResponse } from './user'
+import { GetUserBy, UserResponse } from './user'

 export interface GroupResponse {
-  groupId: number
+  uid: string
  name: string
  description: string
 }

-export interface GroupDetailsResponse {
-  groupId: number
-  name: string
-  description: string
+export interface GroupDetailsResponse extends GroupResponse {
  isActive: boolean
  users: UserResponse[]
 }

 interface GetGroupBy {
-  groupId?: number
+  _id?: string
  name?: string
 }

+enum GroupAction {
+  AddUser = 'addUser',
+  RemoveUser = 'removeUser'
+}
+
@Security('bearerAuth')
@Route('SASjsApi/group')
@Tags('Group')
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   */
  @Example<GroupResponse[]>([
    {
-      groupId: 123,
+      uid: 'groupIdString',
      name: 'DCGroup',
      description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'
    }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   *
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    groupId: 123,
+    uid: 'groupIdString',
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   * @example dcgroup
   */
  @Get('by/groupname/{name}')
-  public async getGroupByGroupName(
+  public async getGroupByName(
    @Path() name: string
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
    return getGroup({ name })
@@ -86,68 +87,66 @@ export class GroupController {

  /**
   * @summary Get list of members of a group (userName). All users can request this.
-   * @param groupId The group's identifier
-   * @example groupId 1234
+   * @param uid The group's identifier
+   * @example uid "12ByteString"
   */
-  @Get('{groupId}')
-  public async getGroup(
-    @Path() groupId: number
-  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return getGroup({ groupId })
+  @Get('{uid}')
+  public async getGroup(@Path() uid: string): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
+    return getGroup({ _id: uid })
  }

  /**
   * @summary Add a user to a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param groupId The group's identifier
-   * @example groupId "1234"
-   * @param userId The user's identifier
-   * @example userId "6789"
+   * @param groupUid The group's identifier
+   * @example groupUid "12ByteString"
+   * @param userUid The user's identifier
+   * @example userId "12ByteString"
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    groupId: 123,
+    uid: 'groupIdString',
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
    users: []
  })
-  @Post('{groupId}/{userId}')
+  @Post('{groupUid}/{userUid}')
  public async addUserToGroup(
-    @Path() groupId: number,
-    @Path() userId: number
+    @Path() groupUid: string,
+    @Path() userUid: string
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return addUserToGroup(groupId, userId)
+    return addUserToGroup(groupUid, userUid)
  }

  /**
-   * @summary Remove a user to a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param groupId The group's identifier
-   * @example groupId "1234"
-   * @param userId The user's identifier
-   * @example userId "6789"
+   * @summary Remove a user from a group. Admin task only.
+   * @param groupUid The group's identifier
+   * @example groupUid "12ByteString"
+   * @param userUid The user's identifier
+   * @example userUid "12ByteString"
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    groupId: 123,
+    uid: 'groupIdString',
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
    users: []
  })
-  @Delete('{groupId}/{userId}')
+  @Delete('{groupUid}/{userUid}')
  public async removeUserFromGroup(
-    @Path() groupId: number,
-    @Path() userId: number
+    @Path() groupUid: string,
+    @Path() userUid: string
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return removeUserFromGroup(groupId, userId)
+    return removeUserFromGroup(groupUid, userUid)
  }

  /**
   * @summary Delete a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param groupId The group's identifier
-   * @example groupId 1234
+   * @param uid The group's identifier
+   * @example uid "12ByteString"
   */
-  @Delete('{groupId}')
-  public async deleteGroup(@Path() groupId: number) {
-    const group = await Group.findOne({ groupId })
+  @Delete('{uid}')
+  public async deleteGroup(@Path() uid: string) {
+    const group = await Group.findOne({ _id: uid })
    if (!group)
      throw {
        code: 404,
@@ -160,9 +159,7 @@ export class GroupController {
 }

 const getAllGroups = async (): Promise<GroupResponse[]> =>
-  await Group.find({})
-    .select({ _id: 0, groupId: 1, name: 1, description: 1 })
-    .exec()
+  await Group.find({}).select('uid name description').exec()

 const createGroup = async ({
  name,
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ const createGroup = async ({
  const savedGroup = await group.save()

  return {
-    groupId: savedGroup.groupId,
+    uid: savedGroup.uid,
    name: savedGroup.name,
    description: savedGroup.description,
    isActive: savedGroup.isActive,
@@ -198,11 +195,12 @@ const createGroup = async ({
 const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
  const group = (await Group.findOne(
    findBy,
-    'groupId name description isActive users -_id'
+    'uid name description isActive users'
  ).populate(
    'users',
-    'id username displayName isAdmin -_id'
+    'uid username displayName isAdmin'
  )) as unknown as GroupDetailsResponse
+
  if (!group)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
    }

  return {
-    groupId: group.groupId,
+    uid: group.uid,
    name: group.name,
    description: group.description,
    isActive: group.isActive,
@@ -220,23 +218,23 @@ const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
 }

 const addUserToGroup = async (
-  groupId: number,
-  userId: number
+  groupUid: string,
+  userUid: string
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> =>
-  updateUsersListInGroup(groupId, userId, 'addUser')
+  updateUsersListInGroup(groupUid, userUid, GroupAction.AddUser)

 const removeUserFromGroup = async (
-  groupId: number,
-  userId: number
+  groupUid: string,
+  userUid: string
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> =>
-  updateUsersListInGroup(groupId, userId, 'removeUser')
+  updateUsersListInGroup(groupUid, userUid, GroupAction.RemoveUser)

 const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
-  groupId: number,
-  userId: number,
-  action: 'addUser' | 'removeUser'
+  groupUid: string,
+  userUid: string,
+  action: GroupAction
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
-  const group = await Group.findOne({ groupId })
+  const group = await Group.findOne({ _id: groupUid })
  if (!group)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
      message: `Can't add/remove user to group created by external auth provider.`
    }

-  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userUid })
  if (!user)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
    }

  const updatedGroup =
-    action === 'addUser'
+    action === GroupAction.AddUser
      ? await group.addUser(user)
      : await group.removeUser(user)

@@ -286,7 +284,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
    }

  return {
-    groupId: updatedGroup.groupId,
+    uid: updatedGroup.uid,
    name: updatedGroup.name,
    description: updatedGroup.description,
    isActive: updatedGroup.isActive,
--- a/api/src/controllers/permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/permission.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
  principalType: PrincipalType
  /**
   * The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.
-   * @example 123
+   * @example 'groupIdString'
   */
-  principalId: number
+  principalId: string
 }

 interface UpdatePermissionPayload {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ interface UpdatePermissionPayload {
 }

 export interface PermissionDetailsResponse {
-  permissionId: number
+  uid: string
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@ export class PermissionController {
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>([
    {
-      permissionId: 123,
+      uid: 'permissionId1String',
      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
      type: 'Route',
      setting: 'Grant',
      user: {
-        id: 1,
+        uid: 'user1-id',
        username: 'johnSnow01',
        displayName: 'John Snow',
        isAdmin: false
      }
    },
    {
-      permissionId: 124,
+      uid: 'permissionId2String',
      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
      type: 'Route',
      setting: 'Grant',
      group: {
-        groupId: 1,
+        uid: 'group1-id',
        name: 'DCGroup',
        description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
        isActive: true,
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ export class PermissionController {
   *
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
-    permissionId: 123,
+    uid: 'permissionIdString',
    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
    type: 'Route',
    setting: 'Grant',
    user: {
-      id: 1,
+      uid: 'userIdString',
      username: 'johnSnow01',
      displayName: 'John Snow',
      isAdmin: false
@@ -149,36 +149,36 @@ export class PermissionController {
  /**
   * @summary Update permission setting. Admin only
   * @param permissionId The permission's identifier
-   * @example permissionId 1234
+   * @example permissionId "permissionIdString"
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
-    permissionId: 123,
+    uid: 'permissionIdString',
    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
    type: 'Route',
    setting: 'Grant',
    user: {
-      id: 1,
+      uid: 'userIdString',
      username: 'johnSnow01',
      displayName: 'John Snow',
      isAdmin: false
    }
  })
-  @Patch('{permissionId}')
+  @Patch('{uid}')
  public async updatePermission(
-    @Path() permissionId: number,
+    @Path() uid: string,
    @Body() body: UpdatePermissionPayload
  ): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse> {
-    return updatePermission(permissionId, body)
+    return updatePermission(uid, body)
  }

  /**
   * @summary Delete a permission. Admin only.
   * @param permissionId The user's identifier
-   * @example permissionId 1234
+   * @example permissionId "permissionIdString"
   */
-  @Delete('{permissionId}')
-  public async deletePermission(@Path() permissionId: number) {
-    return deletePermission(permissionId)
+  @Delete('{uid}')
+  public async deletePermission(@Path() uid: string) {
+    return deletePermission(uid)
  }
 }

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const getAllPermissions = async (
  else {
    const permissions: PermissionDetailsResponse[] = []

-    const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user?.userId })
+    const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: user?.userId })
    if (!dbUser)
      throw {
        code: 404,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({

  switch (principalType) {
    case PrincipalType.user: {
-      const userInDB = await User.findOne({ id: principalId })
+      const userInDB = await User.findOne({ _id: principalId })
      if (!userInDB)
        throw {
          code: 404,
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      permission.user = userInDB._id

      user = {
-        id: userInDB.id,
+        uid: userInDB.uid,
        username: userInDB.username,
        displayName: userInDB.displayName,
        isAdmin: userInDB.isAdmin
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      break
    }
    case PrincipalType.group: {
-      const groupInDB = await Group.findOne({ groupId: principalId })
+      const groupInDB = await Group.findOne({ _id: principalId })
      if (!groupInDB)
        throw {
          code: 404,
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      permission.group = groupInDB._id

      group = {
-        groupId: groupInDB.groupId,
+        uid: groupInDB.uid,
        name: groupInDB.name,
        description: groupInDB.description,
        isActive: groupInDB.isActive,
        users: groupInDB.populate({
          path: 'users',
-          select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
+          select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin -_id',
          options: { limit: 15 }
        }) as unknown as UserResponse[]
      }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
  const savedPermission = await permission.save()

  return {
-    permissionId: savedPermission.permissionId,
+    uid: savedPermission.uid,
    path: savedPermission.path,
    type: savedPermission.type,
    setting: savedPermission.setting,
@@ -324,27 +324,21 @@ const createPermission = async ({
 }

 const updatePermission = async (
-  id: number,
+  uid: string,
  data: UpdatePermissionPayload
 ): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse> => {
  const { setting } = data

  const updatedPermission = (await Permission.findOneAndUpdate(
-    { permissionId: id },
+    { _id: uid },
    { setting },
    { new: true }
  )
-    .select({
-      _id: 0,
-      permissionId: 1,
-      path: 1,
-      type: 1,
-      setting: 1
-    })
-    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
+    .select('uid path type setting')
+    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin' })
    .populate({
      path: 'group',
-      select: 'groupId name description -_id'
+      select: 'groupId name description'
    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse
  if (!updatedPermission)
    throw {
@@ -356,13 +350,13 @@ const updatePermission = async (
  return updatedPermission
 }

-const deletePermission = async (id: number) => {
-  const permission = await Permission.findOne({ permissionId: id })
+const deletePermission = async (uid: string) => {
+  const permission = await Permission.findOne({ _id: uid })
  if (!permission)
    throw {
      code: 404,
      status: 'Not Found',
      message: 'Permission not found.'
    }
-  await Permission.deleteOne({ permissionId: id })
+  await Permission.deleteOne({ _id: uid })
 }
--- a/api/src/controllers/session.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/session.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import express from 'express'
 import { Request, Security, Route, Tags, Example, Get } from 'tsoa'
 import { UserResponse } from './user'

-interface SessionResponse extends UserResponse {
-  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
+interface SessionResponse extends Omit<UserResponse, 'uid'> {
+  id: string
+  needsToUpdatePassword?: boolean
 }

@Security('bearerAuth')
@@ -14,11 +15,12 @@ export class SessionController {
   * @summary Get session info (username).
   *
   */
-  @Example<UserResponse>({
-    id: 123,
+  @Example<SessionResponse>({
+    id: 'userIdString',
    username: 'johnusername',
    displayName: 'John',
-    isAdmin: false
+    isAdmin: false,
+    needsToUpdatePassword: false
  })
  @Get('/')
  public async session(
--- a/api/src/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/user.ts
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@ import {
 import { GroupController, GroupResponse } from './group'

 export interface UserResponse {
-  id: number
+  uid: string
  username: string
  displayName: string
  isAdmin: boolean
 }

-export interface UserDetailsResponse {
-  id: number
-  displayName: string
-  username: string
+export interface UserDetailsResponse extends UserResponse {
  isActive: boolean
-  isAdmin: boolean
  autoExec?: string
  groups?: GroupResponse[]
 }
@@ -52,13 +48,13 @@ export class UserController {
   */
  @Example<UserResponse[]>([
    {
-      id: 123,
+      uid: 'userIdString',
      username: 'johnusername',
      displayName: 'John',
      isAdmin: false
    },
    {
-      id: 456,
+      uid: 'anotherUserIdString',
      username: 'starkusername',
      displayName: 'Stark',
      isAdmin: true
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@ export class UserController {
   *
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    id: 1234,
+    uid: 'userIdString',
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -111,20 +107,20 @@ export class UserController {
   * Only Admin or user itself will get user autoExec code.
   * @summary Get user properties - such as group memberships, userName, displayName.
   * @param userId The user's identifier
-   * @example userId 1234
+   * @example userId "userIdString"
   */
-  @Get('{userId}')
+  @Get('{uid}')
  public async getUser(
    @Request() req: express.Request,
-    @Path() userId: number
+    @Path() uid: string
  ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
    const { MODE } = process.env

    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) return getDesktopAutoExec()

    const { user } = req
-    const getAutoExec = user!.isAdmin || user!.userId == userId
-    return getUser({ id: userId }, getAutoExec)
+    const getAutoExec = user!.isAdmin || user!.userId === uid
+    return getUser({ _id: uid }, getAutoExec)
  }

  /**
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ export class UserController {
   * @example username "johnSnow01"
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    id: 1234,
+    uid: 'userIdString',
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ export class UserController {
   * @example userId "1234"
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    id: 1234,
+    uid: 'userIdString',
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ export class UserController {
  })
  @Patch('{userId}')
  public async updateUser(
-    @Path() userId: number,
+    @Path() userId: string,
    @Body() body: UserPayload
  ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
    const { MODE } = process.env
@@ -174,7 +170,7 @@ export class UserController {
    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop)
      return updateDesktopAutoExec(body.autoExec ?? '')

-    return updateUser({ id: userId }, body)
+    return updateUser({ _id: userId }, body)
  }

  /**
@@ -198,18 +194,16 @@ export class UserController {
   */
  @Delete('{userId}')
  public async deleteUser(
-    @Path() userId: number,
+    @Path() userId: string,
    @Body() body: { password?: string },
    @Query() @Hidden() isAdmin: boolean = false
  ) {
-    return deleteUser({ id: userId }, isAdmin, body)
+    return deleteUser({ _id: userId }, isAdmin, body)
  }
 }

 const getAllUsers = async (): Promise<UserResponse[]> =>
-  await User.find({})
-    .select({ _id: 0, id: 1, username: 1, displayName: 1, isAdmin: 1 })
-    .exec()
+  await User.find({}).select('uid username displayName isAdmin').exec()

 const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  const { displayName, username, password, isAdmin, isActive, autoExec } = data
@@ -239,15 +233,15 @@ const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {

  const groupController = new GroupController()
  const allUsersGroup = await groupController
-    .getGroupByGroupName(ALL_USERS_GROUP.name)
+    .getGroupByName(ALL_USERS_GROUP.name)
    .catch(() => {})

  if (allUsersGroup) {
-    await groupController.addUserToGroup(allUsersGroup.groupId, savedUser.id)
+    await groupController.addUserToGroup(allUsersGroup.uid, savedUser.uid)
  }

  return {
-    id: savedUser.id,
+    uid: savedUser.uid,
    displayName: savedUser.displayName,
    username: savedUser.username,
    isActive: savedUser.isActive,
@@ -256,8 +250,8 @@ const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  }
 }

-interface GetUserBy {
-  id?: number
+export interface GetUserBy {
+  _id?: string
  username?: string
 }

@@ -267,10 +261,10 @@ const getUser = async (
 ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  const user = (await User.findOne(
    findBy,
-    `id displayName username isActive isAdmin autoExec -_id`
+    `uid displayName username isActive isAdmin autoExec`
  ).populate(
    'groups',
-    'groupId name description -_id'
+    'uid name description'
  )) as unknown as UserDetailsResponse

  if (!user)
@@ -280,7 +274,7 @@ const getUser = async (
    }

  return {
-    id: user.id,
+    uid: user.uid,
    displayName: user.displayName,
    username: user.username,
    isActive: user.isActive,
@@ -293,7 +287,7 @@ const getUser = async (
 const getDesktopAutoExec = async () => {
  return {
    ...desktopUser,
-    id: desktopUser.userId,
+    uid: desktopUser.userId,
    autoExec: await getUserAutoExec()
  }
 }
@@ -329,8 +323,8 @@ const updateUser = async (
    const usernameExist = await User.findOne({ username })
    if (usernameExist) {
      if (
-        (findBy.id && usernameExist.id != findBy.id) ||
-        (findBy.username && usernameExist.username != findBy.username)
+        (findBy._id && usernameExist.uid !== findBy._id) ||
+        (findBy.username && usernameExist.username !== findBy.username)
      )
        throw {
          code: 409,
@@ -350,11 +344,11 @@ const updateUser = async (
  if (!updatedUser)
    throw {
      code: 404,
-      message: `Unable to find user with ${findBy.id || findBy.username}`
+      message: `Unable to find user with ${findBy._id || findBy.username}`
    }

  return {
-    id: updatedUser.id,
+    uid: updatedUser.uid,
    username: updatedUser.username,
    displayName: updatedUser.displayName,
    isAdmin: updatedUser.isAdmin,
@@ -367,7 +361,7 @@ const updateDesktopAutoExec = async (autoExec: string) => {
  await updateUserAutoExec(autoExec)
  return {
    ...desktopUser,
-    id: desktopUser.userId,
+    uid: desktopUser.userId,
    autoExec
  }
 }
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const authenticateToken = async (
  const { MODE } = process.env
  if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) {
    req.user = {
-      userId: 1234,
+      userId: '1234',
      clientId: 'desktopModeClientId',
      username: 'desktopModeUsername',
      displayName: 'desktopModeDisplayName',
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
  // no need to check for permissions when route is Public
  if (await isPublicRoute(req)) return next()

-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user.userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: user.userId })
  if (!dbUser) return res.sendStatus(401)

  const path = getPath(req)
--- a/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const desktopRestrict: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
 }

 export const desktopUser: RequestUser = {
-  userId: 12345,
+  userId: '12345',
  clientId: 'desktop_app',
  username: userInfo().username,
  displayName: userInfo().username,
--- a/api/src/middlewares/verifyAdminIfNeeded.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/verifyAdminIfNeeded.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export const verifyAdminIfNeeded: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
  if (!user?.isAdmin) {
    let adminAccountRequired: boolean = true

-    if (req.params.userId) {
-      adminAccountRequired = user?.userId !== parseInt(req.params.userId)
+    if (req.params.uid) {
+      adminAccountRequired = user?.userId !== req.params.uid
    } else if (req.params.username) {
      adminAccountRequired = user?.username !== req.params.username
    }
--- a/api/src/model/Counter.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Counter.ts
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import mongoose, { Schema } from 'mongoose'
-
-const CounterSchema = new Schema({
-  id: {
-    type: String,
-    required: true,
-    unique: true
-  },
-  seq: {
-    type: Number,
-    required: true
-  }
-})
-
-export default mongoose.model('Counter', CounterSchema)
--- a/api/src/model/Group.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Group.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 import { GroupDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
 import User, { IUser } from './User'
-import { AuthProviderType, getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'
+import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'

-export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'Public'
+export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'public'

 export interface GroupPayload {
  /**
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ export interface GroupPayload {
 }

 interface IGroupDocument extends GroupPayload, Document {
-  groupId: number
  isActive: boolean
  users: Schema.Types.ObjectId[]
  authProvider?: AuthProviderType
+
+  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
+  readonly uid: string
 }

 interface IGroup extends IGroupDocument {
@@ -37,16 +39,23 @@ interface IGroup extends IGroupDocument {
 }
 interface IGroupModel extends Model<IGroup> {}

-const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>({
+const opts = {
+  toJSON: {
+    virtuals: true,
+    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
+      delete ret._id
+      delete ret.id
+      return ret
+    }
+  }
+}
+const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>(
+  {
    name: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      unique: true
    },
-  groupId: {
-    type: Number,
-    unique: true
-  },
    description: {
      type: String,
      default: 'Group description.'
@@ -60,17 +69,16 @@ const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>({
      default: true
    },
    users: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }]
-})
+  },
+  opts
+)

-// Hooks
-groupSchema.pre('save', async function () {
-  if (this.isNew) {
-    this.groupId = await getSequenceNextValue('groupId')
-  }
+groupSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
+  return this._id.toString()
 })

 groupSchema.post('save', function (group: IGroup, next: Function) {
-  group.populate('users', 'id username displayName -_id').then(function () {
+  group.populate('users', 'uid username displayName').then(function () {
    next()
  })
 })
--- a/api/src/model/Permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Permission.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 import { PermissionDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
-import { getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'

 interface GetPermissionBy {
  user?: Schema.Types.ObjectId
@@ -11,9 +10,11 @@ interface IPermissionDocument extends Document {
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
-  permissionId: number
  user: Schema.Types.ObjectId
  group: Schema.Types.ObjectId
+
+  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
+  readonly uid: string
 }

 interface IPermission extends IPermissionDocument {}
@@ -22,11 +23,19 @@ interface IPermissionModel extends Model<IPermission> {
  get(getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>
 }

-const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>({
-  permissionId: {
-    type: Number,
-    unique: true
-  },
+const opts = {
+  toJSON: {
+    virtuals: true,
+    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
+      delete ret._id
+      delete ret.id
+      return ret
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>(
+  {
    path: {
      type: String,
      required: true
@@ -41,13 +50,12 @@ const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>({
    },
    user: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
    group: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Group' }
-})
+  },
+  opts
+)

-// Hooks
-permissionSchema.pre('save', async function () {
-  if (this.isNew) {
-    this.permissionId = await getSequenceNextValue('permissionId')
-  }
+permissionSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
+  return this._id.toString()
 })

 // Static Methods
@@ -55,20 +63,14 @@ permissionSchema.static('get', async function (getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<
  PermissionDetailsResponse[]
 > {
  return (await this.find(getBy)
-    .select({
-      _id: 0,
-      permissionId: 1,
-      path: 1,
-      type: 1,
-      setting: 1
-    })
-    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
+    .select('uid path type setting')
+    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin' })
    .populate({
      path: 'group',
-      select: 'groupId name description -_id',
+      select: 'uid name description',
      populate: {
        path: 'users',
-        select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
+        select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin',
        options: { limit: 15 }
      }
    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse[]
--- a/api/src/model/User.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/User.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
+import { Schema, model, Document, Model, ObjectId } from 'mongoose'
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs'
-import { AuthProviderType, getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'
+import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'

 export interface UserPayload {
  /**
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export interface UserPayload {

 interface IUserDocument extends UserPayload, Document {
  _id: Schema.Types.ObjectId
-  id: number
  isAdmin: boolean
  isActive: boolean
  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
@@ -44,6 +43,9 @@ interface IUserDocument extends UserPayload, Document {
  groups: Schema.Types.ObjectId[]
  tokens: [{ [key: string]: string }]
  authProvider?: AuthProviderType
+
+  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
+  readonly uid: string
 }

 export interface IUser extends IUserDocument {
@@ -54,8 +56,19 @@ export interface IUser extends IUserDocument {
 interface IUserModel extends Model<IUser> {
  hashPassword(password: string): string
 }
+const opts = {
+  toJSON: {
+    virtuals: true,
+    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
+      delete ret._id
+      delete ret.id
+      return ret
+    }
+  }
+}

-const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>({
+const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>(
+  {
    displayName: {
      type: String,
      required: true
@@ -65,10 +78,6 @@ const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>({
      required: true,
      unique: true
    },
-  id: {
-    type: Number,
-    unique: true
-  },
    password: {
      type: String,
      required: true
@@ -109,15 +118,12 @@ const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>({
        }
      }
    ]
-})
+  },
+  opts
+)

-// Hooks
-userSchema.pre('save', async function (next) {
-  if (this.isNew) {
-    this.id = await getSequenceNextValue('id')
-  }
-
-  next()
+userSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
+  return this._id.toString()
 })

 // Static Methods
--- a/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { GroupController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { authenticateAccessToken, verifyAdmin } from '../../middlewares'
-import { getGroupValidation, registerGroupValidation } from '../../utils'
+import {
+  getGroupValidation,
+  registerGroupValidation,
+  uidValidation
+} from '../../utils'

 const groupRouter = express.Router()

@@ -33,12 +37,15 @@ groupRouter.get('/', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
  }
 })

-groupRouter.get('/:groupId', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
-  const { groupId } = req.params
+groupRouter.get('/:uid', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
+  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+
+  const { uid } = params

  const controller = new GroupController()
  try {
-    const response = await controller.getGroup(parseInt(groupId))
+    const response = await controller.getGroup(uid)
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ groupRouter.get(

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.getGroupByGroupName(name)
+      const response = await controller.getGroupByName(name)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -65,18 +72,15 @@ groupRouter.get(
 )

 groupRouter.post(
-  '/:groupId/:userId',
+  '/:groupUid/:userUid',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { groupId, userId } = req.params
+    const { groupUid, userUid } = req.params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.addUserToGroup(
-        parseInt(groupId),
-        parseInt(userId)
-      )
+      const response = await controller.addUserToGroup(groupUid, userUid)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -85,18 +89,15 @@ groupRouter.post(
 )

 groupRouter.delete(
-  '/:groupId/:userId',
+  '/:groupUid/:userUid',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { groupId, userId } = req.params
+    const { groupUid, userUid } = req.params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.removeUserFromGroup(
-        parseInt(groupId),
-        parseInt(userId)
-      )
+      const response = await controller.removeUserFromGroup(groupUid, userUid)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -105,15 +106,18 @@ groupRouter.delete(
 )

 groupRouter.delete(
-  '/:groupId',
+  '/:uid',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { groupId } = req.params
+    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+
+    const { uid } = params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      await controller.deleteGroup(parseInt(groupId))
+      await controller.deleteGroup(uid)
      res.status(200).send('Group Deleted!')
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
--- a/api/src/routes/api/permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/permission.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { PermissionController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { verifyAdmin } from '../../middlewares'
 import {
  registerPermissionValidation,
+  uidValidation,
  updatePermissionValidation
 } from '../../utils'

@@ -34,14 +35,17 @@ permissionRouter.post('/', verifyAdmin, async (req, res) => {
  }
 })

-permissionRouter.patch('/:permissionId', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
-  const { permissionId } = req.params
+permissionRouter.patch('/:uid', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
+  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+
+  const { uid } = params

  const { error, value: body } = updatePermissionValidation(req.body)
  if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)

  try {
-    const response = await controller.updatePermission(permissionId, body)
+    const response = await controller.updatePermission(uid, body)
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    const statusCode = err.code
@@ -50,20 +54,18 @@ permissionRouter.patch('/:permissionId', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
  }
 })

-permissionRouter.delete(
-  '/:permissionId',
-  verifyAdmin,
-  async (req: any, res) => {
-    const { permissionId } = req.params
+permissionRouter.delete('/:uid', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
+  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)

+  const { uid } = params
  try {
-      await controller.deletePermission(permissionId)
+    await controller.deletePermission(uid)
    res.status(200).send('Permission Deleted!')
  } catch (err: any) {
    const statusCode = err.code
    delete err.code
    res.status(statusCode).send(err.message)
  }
-  }
-)
+})
 export default permissionRouter
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/auth.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
  generateAccessToken,
  generateAuthCode,
  generateRefreshToken,
+  randomBytesHexString,
  saveTokensInDB,
  verifyTokenInDB
 } from '../../../utils'
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import {
 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const clientSecret = 'someclientSecret'
 const user = {
-  id: 1234,
  displayName: 'Test User',
  username: 'testUsername',
  password: '87654321',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('auth', () => {
  describe('token', () => {
    const userInfo: InfoJWT = {
      clientId,
-      userId: user.id
+      userId: randomBytesHexString(12)
    }
    beforeAll(async () => {
      await userController.createUser(user)
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ describe('auth', () => {
      currentUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      refreshToken = generateRefreshToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: currentUser.id
+        userId: currentUser.uid
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        currentUser.id,
+        currentUser.uid,
        clientId,
        'accessToken',
        refreshToken
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ describe('auth', () => {
      currentUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: currentUser.id
+        userId: currentUser.uid
      })

      await saveTokensInDB(
-        currentUser.id,
+        currentUser.uid,
        clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/client.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/client.spec.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
    const dbUser = await userController.createUser(adminUser)
    adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
      clientId: client.clientId,
-      userId: dbUser.id
+      userId: dbUser.uid
    })
    await saveTokensInDB(
-      dbUser.id,
+      dbUser.uid,
      client.clientId,
      adminAccessToken,
      'refreshToken'
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId: client.clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.id
+        userId: dbUser.uid
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        dbUser.id,
+        dbUser.uid,
        client.clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId: client.clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.id
+        userId: dbUser.uid
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        dbUser.id,
+        dbUser.uid,
        client.clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/drive.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/drive.spec.ts
@@ -71,31 +71,31 @@ describe('drive', () => {
    con = await mongoose.connect(mongoServer.getUri())

    const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
-      principalId: dbUser.id
+      principalId: dbUser.uid
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload',
-      principalId: dbUser.id
+      principalId: dbUser.uid
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/file',
-      principalId: dbUser.id
+      principalId: dbUser.uid
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/folder',
-      principalId: dbUser.id
+      principalId: dbUser.uid
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/rename',
-      principalId: dbUser.id
+      principalId: dbUser.uid
    })
  })

@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ const getExampleService = (): ServiceMember =>
  ((getTreeExample().members[0] as FolderMember).members[0] as FolderMember)
    .members[0] as ServiceMember

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../utils'
 import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../../../model/Group'
 import User from '../../../model/User'
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'

 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const adminUser = {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
        .send(group)
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -174,17 +175,17 @@ describe('group', () => {
        username: 'deletegroup2'
      })

-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser1.id)
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser2.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser1.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser2.uid)

      await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res1 = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      expect(res1.body.groups).toEqual([])

      const res2 = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser2.id}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser2.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -201,8 +202,10 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/1234`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(401)
@@ -245,15 +248,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with group', async () => {
-      const { groupId } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const { uid } = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${groupId}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -266,15 +269,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
        username: 'get' + user.username
      })

-      const { groupId } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const { uid } = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${groupId}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -292,8 +295,10 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .get('/SASjsApi/group/1234')
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
          .send()
          .expect(200)

-        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -333,7 +338,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
          .send()
          .expect(200)

-        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ describe('group', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          groupId: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -401,7 +406,7 @@ describe('group', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          groupId: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -426,18 +431,18 @@ describe('group', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
      expect(res.body.users).toEqual([
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: user.username,
          displayName: user.displayName
        }
@@ -452,20 +457,20 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      expect(res.body.groups).toEqual([
        {
-          groupId: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -478,21 +483,21 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'addUserRandomUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
      expect(res.body.users).toEqual([
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: 'addUserRandomUser',
          displayName: user.displayName
        }
@@ -526,8 +531,10 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .post('/SASjsApi/group/123/123')
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}/123`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -538,8 +545,10 @@ describe('group', () => {

    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/123`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -556,7 +565,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -577,7 +586,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -596,7 +605,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -618,15 +627,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'removeUserRandomUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -639,16 +648,16 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'removeGroupFromUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)

      await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -667,7 +676,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -686,7 +695,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -723,8 +732,10 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete('/SASjsApi/group/123/123')
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}/123`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -735,8 +746,10 @@ describe('group', () => {

    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/123`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -752,10 +765,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await userController.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/permission.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/permission.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
  PermissionDetailsResponse
 } from '../../../controllers'
 import { generateAccessToken, saveTokensInDB } from '../../../utils'
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'

 const deployPayload = {
  appLoc: 'string',
@@ -103,10 +104,10 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.id })
+        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.uid })
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
      expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
@@ -122,11 +123,11 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .send({
          ...permission,
          principalType: 'group',
-          principalId: dbGroup.groupId
+          principalId: dbGroup.uid
        })
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
      expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not of an admin account', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
@@ -281,17 +282,19 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
    })

-    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is not a number', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is not a string of 24 hex characters', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: 'someCharacters'
+          principalId: randomBytes(10).toString('hex')
        })
        .expect(400)

-      expect(res.text).toEqual('"principalId" must be a number')
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(
+        '"principalId" length must be 24 characters long'
+      )
      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
    })

@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: adminUser.id
+          principalId: adminUser.uid
        })
        .expect(400)

@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: 123
+          principalId: randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
        })
        .expect(404)

@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .send({
          ...permission,
          principalType: 'group',
-          principalId: 123
+          principalId: randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
        })
        .expect(404)

@@ -347,13 +350,13 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    it('should respond with Conflict (409) if permission already exists', async () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.id })
+        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.uid })
        .expect(409)

      expect(res.text).toEqual(
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    beforeAll(async () => {
      dbPermission = await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })
    })

@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with updated permission', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny })
        .expect(200)
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not present', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .send()
        .expect(401)

@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(401)
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is missing', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is  invalid', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          setting: 'invalid'
@@ -437,8 +440,9 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exist', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch('/SASjsApi/permission/123')
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny
@@ -454,10 +458,10 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    it('should delete permission', async () => {
      const dbPermission = await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -466,8 +470,10 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exists', async () => {
+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete('/SASjsApi/permission/123')
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -481,12 +487,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/test-1',
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/test-2',
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })
    })

@@ -505,12 +511,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'get' + user.username
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(nonAdminUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(nonAdminUser.uid)
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        path: '/test-1',
        type: PermissionType.route,
        principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-        principalId: nonAdminUser.id,
+        principalId: nonAdminUser.uid,
        setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
      })

@@ -531,7 +537,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
-        principalId: dbUser.id
+        principalId: dbUser.uid
      })
    })

@@ -551,7 +557,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should create files in SASJS drive', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      await request(app)
        .get('/SASjsApi/drive/deploy')
@@ -561,7 +567,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond unauthorized', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      await request(app)
        .get('/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload')
@@ -577,10 +583,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await userController.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/stp.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/stp.spec.ts
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ describe('stp', () => {
    mongoServer = await MongoMemoryServer.create()
    con = await mongoose.connect(mongoServer.getUri())
    const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
-    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      path: '/SASjsApi/stp/execute',
      type: PermissionType.route,
      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.uid,
      setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
    })
  })
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ const makeRequestAndAssert = async (
    )
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
  const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/user.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { Express } from 'express'
 import mongoose, { Mongoose } from 'mongoose'
 import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server'
@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.id
+        userId: dbUser.uid
      })
-      await saveTokensInDB(dbUser.id, clientId, accessToken, 'refreshToken')
+      await saveTokensInDB(dbUser.uid, clientId, accessToken, 'refreshToken')

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/user')
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ ...user, displayName: newDisplayName })
        .expect(200)
@@ -200,11 +201,11 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with updated user when user himself requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          displayName: newDisplayName,
@@ -221,11 +222,11 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request, only admin can update isAdmin/isActive', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ ...user, displayName: newDisplayName })
        .expect(400)
@@ -277,10 +278,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'randomUser'
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send(user)
        .expect(401)
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ username: dbUser2.username })
        .expect(409)
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with updated user when user himself requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
        const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

        const res = await request(app)
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Bad Request, only admin can update isAdmin/isActive', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
        const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

        await request(app)
@@ -372,10 +373,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
          ...user,
          username: 'randomUser'
        })
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)

        const res = await request(app)
-          .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+          .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
          .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
          .send(user)
          .expect(401)
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -428,10 +429,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with OK when user himself requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ password: user.password })
        .expect(200)
@@ -441,10 +442,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request when user himself requests and password is missing', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -469,10 +470,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'randomUser'
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send(user)
        .expect(401)
@@ -483,10 +484,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Unauthorized when user himself requests and password is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ password: 'incorrectpassword' })
        .expect(401)
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with OK when user himself requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Bad Request when user himself requests and password is missing', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
          ...user,
          username: 'randomUser'
        })
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser1.username}`)
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Unauthorized when user himself requests and password is incorrect', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user autoExec when same user requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.id
+      const userId = dbUser.uid
      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

      const res = await request(app)
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user autoExec when admin user requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.id
+      const userId = dbUser.uid

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      })

      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.id
+      const userId = dbUser.uid

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user along with associated groups', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.id
+      const userId = dbUser.uid
      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

      const group = {
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      }
      const groupController = new GroupController()
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -690,8 +691,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      await controller.createUser(user)

+      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+
      const res = await request(app)
-        .get('/SASjsApi/user/1234')
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${hexValue}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -703,7 +706,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
    describe('by username', () => {
      it('should respond with user autoExec when same user requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const userId = dbUser.id
+        const userId = dbUser.uid
        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

        const res = await request(app)
@@ -803,13 +806,13 @@ describe('user', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: adminUser.username,
          displayName: adminUser.displayName,
          isAdmin: adminUser.isAdmin
        },
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: user.username,
          displayName: user.displayName,
          isAdmin: user.isAdmin
@@ -831,13 +834,13 @@ describe('user', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: adminUser.username,
          displayName: adminUser.displayName,
          isAdmin: adminUser.isAdmin
        },
        {
-          id: expect.anything(),
+          uid: expect.anything(),
          username: 'randomUser',
          displayName: user.displayName,
          isAdmin: user.isAdmin
@@ -859,10 +862,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await controller.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/web.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/web.spec.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('web', () => {

      expect(res.body.loggedIn).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.user).toEqual({
-        id: expect.any(Number),
+        id: expect.any(String),
        username: user.username,
        displayName: user.displayName,
        isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
--- a/api/src/routes/api/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/user.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
  deleteUserValidation,
  getUserValidation,
  registerUserValidation,
+  uidValidation,
  updateUserValidation
 } from '../../utils'

@@ -56,12 +57,15 @@ userRouter.get(
  }
 )

-userRouter.get('/:userId', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
-  const { userId } = req.params
+userRouter.get('/:uid', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
+  const { error, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+  if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)
+
+  const { uid } = params

  const controller = new UserController()
  try {
-    const response = await controller.getUser(req, parseInt(userId))
+    const response = await controller.getUser(req, uid)
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -97,12 +101,16 @@ userRouter.patch(
 )

 userRouter.patch(
-  '/:userId',
+  '/:uid',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdminIfNeeded,
  async (req, res) => {
    const { user } = req
-    const { userId } = req.params
+
+    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+
+    const { uid } = params

    // only an admin can update `isActive` and `isAdmin` fields
    const { error, value: body } = updateUserValidation(req.body, user!.isAdmin)
@@ -110,7 +118,7 @@ userRouter.patch(

    const controller = new UserController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.updateUser(parseInt(userId), body)
+      const response = await controller.updateUser(uid, body)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -147,12 +155,16 @@ userRouter.delete(
 )

 userRouter.delete(
-  '/:userId',
+  '/:uid',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdminIfNeeded,
  async (req, res) => {
    const { user } = req
-    const { userId } = req.params
+
+    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
+    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+
+    const { uid } = params

    // only an admin can delete user without providing password
    const { error, value: data } = deleteUserValidation(req.body, user!.isAdmin)
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ userRouter.delete(

    const controller = new UserController()
    try {
-      await controller.deleteUser(parseInt(userId), data, user!.isAdmin)
+      await controller.deleteUser(uid, data, user!.isAdmin)
      res.status(200).send('Account Deleted!')
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
--- a/api/src/types/InfoJWT.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/InfoJWT.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export interface InfoJWT {
  clientId: string
-  userId: number
+  userId: string
 }
--- a/api/src/types/PreProgramVars.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/PreProgramVars.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export interface PreProgramVars {
  username: string
-  userId: number
+  userId: string
  displayName: string
  serverUrl: string
  httpHeaders: string[]
--- a/api/src/types/RequestUser.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/RequestUser.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export interface RequestUser {
-  userId: number
+  userId: string
  clientId: string
  username: string
  displayName: string
--- a/api/src/utils/crypto.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/crypto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
+
+export const randomBytesHexString = (bytesCount: number) =>
+  randomBytes(bytesCount).toString('hex')
--- a/api/src/utils/getPreProgramVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getPreProgramVariables.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const getPreProgramVariables = (req: Request): PreProgramVars => {
  //So this is workaround.
  return {
    username: user ? user.username : 'demo',
-    userId: user ? user.userId : 0,
+    userId: user ? user.userId : 'demoId',
    displayName: user ? user.displayName : 'demo',
    serverUrl: protocol + host,
    httpHeaders
--- a/api/src/utils/getSequenceNextValue.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getSequenceNextValue.ts
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import Counter from '../model/Counter'
-
-export const getSequenceNextValue = async (seqName: string) => {
-  const seqDoc = await Counter.findOne({ id: seqName })
-  if (!seqDoc) {
-    await Counter.create({ id: seqName, seq: 1 })
-    return 1
-  }
-
-  seqDoc.seq += 1
-
-  await seqDoc.save()
-
-  return seqDoc.seq
-}
--- a/api/src/utils/getTokensFromDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getTokensFromDB.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import User from '../model/User'
 const isValidToken = async (
  token: string,
  key: string,
-  userId: number,
+  userId: string,
  clientId: string
 ) => {
  const promise = new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) =>
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const isValidToken = async (
  return await promise.then(() => true).catch(() => false)
 }

-export const getTokensFromDB = async (userId: number, clientId: string) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+export const getTokensFromDB = async (userId: string, clientId: string) => {
+  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const currentTokenObj = user.tokens.find(
--- a/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export * from './appStreamConfig'
 export * from './connectDB'
 export * from './copySASjsCore'
 export * from './createWeboutSasFile'
+export * from './crypto'
 export * from './desktopAutoExec'
 export * from './extractHeaders'
 export * from './extractName'
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ export * from './getCertificates'
 export * from './getDesktopFields'
 export * from './getPreProgramVariables'
 export * from './getRunTimeAndFilePath'
-export * from './getSequenceNextValue'
 export * from './getServerUrl'
 export * from './getTokensFromDB'
 export * from './instantiateLogger'
--- a/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const isPublicRoute = async (req: Request): Promise<boolean> => {
 }

 export const publicUser: RequestUser = {
-  userId: 0,
+  userId: 'public_user_id',
  clientId: 'public_app',
  username: 'publicUser',
  displayName: 'Public User',
--- a/api/src/utils/removeTokensInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/removeTokensInDB.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import User from '../model/User'

-export const removeTokensInDB = async (userId: number, clientId: string) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+export const removeTokensInDB = async (userId: string, clientId: string) => {
+  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const tokenObjIndex = user.tokens.findIndex(
--- a/api/src/utils/saveTokensInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/saveTokensInDB.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import User from '../model/User'

 export const saveTokensInDB = async (
-  userId: number,
+  userId: string,
  clientId: string,
  accessToken: string,
  refreshToken: string
 ) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const currentTokenObj = user.tokens.find(
--- a/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const seedDB = async (): Promise<ConfigurationType> => {
 }

 export const ALL_USERS_GROUP = {
-  name: 'AllUsers',
+  name: 'all-users',
  description: 'Group contains all users'
 }

--- a/api/src/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/validation.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ const groupnameSchema = Joi.string().lowercase().alphanum().min(3).max(16)

 export const blockFileRegex = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i

+export const uidValidation = (data: any) =>
+  Joi.object({
+    uid: Joi.string().length(24).hex().required()
+  }).validate(data)
+
 export const getUserValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
  Joi.object({
    username: usernameSchema.required()
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ export const registerPermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
    principalType: Joi.string()
      .required()
      .valid(...Object.values(PrincipalType)),
-    principalId: Joi.number().required()
+    principalId: Joi.string().length(24).hex().required()
  }).validate(data)

 export const updatePermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
--- a/api/src/utils/verifyTokenInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/verifyTokenInDB.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { RequestUser } from '../types'
 export const fetchLatestAutoExec = async (
  reqUser: RequestUser
 ): Promise<RequestUser | undefined> => {
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: reqUser.userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: reqUser.userId })

  if (!dbUser) return undefined

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const fetchLatestAutoExec = async (
 }

 export const verifyTokenInDB = async (
-  userId: number,
+  userId: string,
  clientId: string,
  token: string,
  tokenType: 'accessToken' | 'refreshToken'
 ): Promise<RequestUser | undefined> => {
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })

  if (!dbUser) return undefined

--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/addPermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/addPermissionModal.tsx
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
        principalType: principalType.toLowerCase(),
        principalId:
          principalType.toLowerCase() === 'user'
-            ? userPrincipal?.id
-            : groupPrincipal?.groupId
+            ? userPrincipal?.uid
+            : groupPrincipal?.uid
      }

      permissions.push(addPermissionPayload)
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/permissionTable.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/permissionTable.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const PermissionTable = ({
        </TableHead>
        <TableBody>
          {permissions.map((permission) => (
-            <TableRow key={permission.permissionId}>
+            <TableRow key={permission.uid}>
              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.path}</BootstrapTableCell>
              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.type}</BootstrapTableCell>
              <BootstrapTableCell>
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useAddPermission.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useAddPermission.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const useAddPermission = () => {

    for (const permission of updatingPermissions) {
      await axios
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${permission.permissionId}`, {
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${permission.uid}`, {
          setting: permission.setting === 'Grant' ? 'Deny' : 'Grant'
        })
        .then((res) => {
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useDeletePermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useDeletePermissionModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const useDeletePermissionModal = () => {
    setDeleteConfirmationModalOpen(false)
    setIsLoading(true)
    axios
-      .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.permissionId}`)
+      .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.uid}`)
      .then((res: any) => {
        fetchPermissions()
        setSnackbarMessage('Permission deleted!')
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useFilterPermissions.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useFilterPermissions.tsx
@@ -62,21 +62,17 @@ const useFilterPermissions = () => {
        : permissions

    let filteredArray = uriFilteredPermissions.filter((permission) =>
-      principalFilteredPermissions.some(
-        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
-      )
+      principalFilteredPermissions.some((item) => item.uid === permission.uid)
    )

    filteredArray = filteredArray.filter((permission) =>
      principalTypeFilteredPermissions.some(
-        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
+        (item) => item.uid === permission.uid
      )
    )

    filteredArray = filteredArray.filter((permission) =>
-      settingFilteredPermissions.some(
-        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
-      )
+      settingFilteredPermissions.some((item) => item.uid === permission.uid)
    )

    setFilteredPermissions(filteredArray)
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useUpdatePermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useUpdatePermissionModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const useUpdatePermissionModal = () => {
    setUpdatePermissionModalOpen(false)
    setIsLoading(true)
    axios
-      .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.permissionId}`, {
+      .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.uid}`, {
        setting
      })
      .then((res: any) => {
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const Profile = () => {
  const [isPasswordModalOpen, setIsPasswordModalOpen] = useState(false)

  useEffect(() => {
+    if (appContext.userId) {
      setIsLoading(true)
      axios
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${appContext.userId}`)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const Profile = () => {
        .finally(() => {
          setIsLoading(false)
        })
+    }
  }, [appContext.userId])

  const handleChange = (event: any) => {
--- a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
+++ b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
@@ -24,39 +24,32 @@ export enum RunTimeType {
 interface AppContextProps {
  checkingSession: boolean
  loggedIn: boolean
-  setLoggedIn: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
+  setLoggedIn?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
-  setNeedsToUpdatePassword: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
-  userId: number
-  setUserId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>> | null
+  setNeedsToUpdatePassword?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
+  userId?: string
+  setUserId?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | undefined>>
  username: string
-  setUsername: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
+  setUsername?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>
  displayName: string
-  setDisplayName: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
+  setDisplayName?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>
  isAdmin: boolean
-  setIsAdmin: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
+  setIsAdmin?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
  mode: ModeType
  runTimes: RunTimeType[]
-  logout: (() => void) | null
+  logout?: () => void
 }

 export const AppContext = createContext<AppContextProps>({
  checkingSession: false,
  loggedIn: false,
-  setLoggedIn: null,
  needsToUpdatePassword: false,
-  setNeedsToUpdatePassword: null,
-  userId: 0,
-  setUserId: null,
+  userId: '',
  username: '',
-  setUsername: null,
  displayName: '',
-  setDisplayName: null,
  isAdmin: false,
-  setIsAdmin: null,
  mode: ModeType.Server,
-  runTimes: [],
-  logout: null
+  runTimes: []
 })

 const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@ const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
  const [checkingSession, setCheckingSession] = useState(false)
  const [loggedIn, setLoggedIn] = useState(false)
  const [needsToUpdatePassword, setNeedsToUpdatePassword] = useState(false)
-  const [userId, setUserId] = useState(0)
+  const [userId, setUserId] = useState<string>()
  const [username, setUsername] = useState('')
  const [displayName, setDisplayName] = useState('')
  const [isAdmin, setIsAdmin] = useState(false)
--- a/web/src/utils/helper.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/helper.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ export const findExistingPermission = (
 ) => {
  for (const permission of existingPermissions) {
    if (
-      permission.user?.id === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.user?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasSameCombination(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission

    if (
-      permission.group?.groupId === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.group?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasSameCombination(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ export const findUpdatingPermission = (
 ) => {
  for (const permission of existingPermissions) {
    if (
-      permission.user?.id === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.user?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasDifferentSetting(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission

    if (
-      permission.group?.groupId === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.group?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasDifferentSetting(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission
--- a/web/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export interface UserResponse {
-  id: number
+  uid: string
  username: string
  displayName: string
  isAdmin: boolean
 }

 export interface GroupResponse {
-  groupId: number
+  uid: string
  name: string
  description: string
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface GroupDetailsResponse extends GroupResponse {
 }

 export interface PermissionResponse {
-  permissionId: number
+  uid: string
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
  type: string
  setting: string
  principalType: string
-  principalId: number
+  principalId: string
 }

 export interface TreeNode {
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Sabir Hassan	c43afabe28	chore: remove unused code	2023-08-08 15:07:00 +05:00
Sabir Hassan	1531e9cd9c	chore: addressed comments	2023-08-08 15:01:32 +05:00
Sabir Hassan	8cdf605006	chore: fix specs	2023-05-10 17:02:13 +05:00
Sabir Hassan	3f815e9beb	chore: fix specs	2023-05-10 14:35:35 +05:00
Sabir Hassan	6c88eeabd2	chore: specs fixed	2023-05-09 15:21:54 +05:00
Sabir Hassan	093fe90589	feat: replace ID with UID BREAKING CHANGE: remove auto incremental ids from user, group and permissions and add a virtual uid property that returns string value of documents object id	2023-05-09 15:01:56 +05:00