Abstract: A system includes a processor and a computer-readable medium configured to store instructions for execution by the processor. The instructions include receiving a first document corresponding to a first application hosted by a distributed computing provider. The instructions include parsing the first document into a first data structure according to a data structure definition. The data structure definition describes an inheritance property. The instructions include, in response to presence of a first inheritance property in the first data structure: identifying an inherited document based on the first inheritance property; obtaining the inherited document; reading the inherited document; determining inheritance permissions from the inherited document; and, in response to the inheritance permissions permitting the first document to inherit the inherited document, selectively modifying the first data structure based on the inherited document.

Abstract: Provisioning a user account. A method includes, at a local entity contacting an identity system to begin user account provisioning. The method further includes receiving from the identity system a correlating factor related to a verification code sent to the user from the identity system. The method further includes receiving from the user, profile information entered into the local entity, where the profile information is to be stored in the user account. The method further includes receiving from the user the verification code corresponding to the correlating factor. The method further includes sending the correlating factor, user entered verification code and the user entered profile information to the identity system, where the identity system determines that the verification code properly correlates to the correlating factor, and as a result provisions the user account and stores the profile information in the user account.

Abstract: A system includes a processor and a computer-readable medium configured to store instructions for execution by the processor. The instructions include receiving a first document corresponding to a first application hosted by a distributed computing provider. The instructions include parsing the first document into a first data structure according to a data structure definition. The data structure definition describes an inheritance property. The instructions include, in response to presence of a first inheritance property in the first data structure: identifying an inherited document based on the first inheritance property; obtaining the inherited document; reading the inherited document; determining inheritance permissions from the inherited document; and, in response to the inheritance permissions permitting the first document to inherit the inherited document, selectively modifying the first data structure based on the inherited document.

Abstract: Provisioning a user account. A method includes, at a local entity contacting an identity system to begin user account provisioning. The method further includes receiving from the identity system a correlating factor related to a verification code sent to the user from the identity system. The method further includes receiving from the user, profile information entered into the local entity, where the profile information is to be stored in the user account. The method further includes receiving from the user the verification code corresponding to the correlating factor. The method further includes sending the correlating factor, user entered verification code and the user entered profile information to the identity system, where the identity system determines that the verification code properly correlates to the correlating factor, and as a result provisions the user account and stores the profile information in the user account.