Developed Utopian Connect (New Authentication System)

Utopian is moving from the "Core" SteemConnect to our own personally-stylized and Utopian-flavored version! It will be available at https://connect.utopian.io and will provide a secure authentication layer/service between Utopian and the Steem Blockchain.

It's based on a fork of Steemit Inc and Busy's SteemConnect, but is tailored to fit Utopian's needs. I have developed it so that:

• log-in is more seamless, quicker, and easier for the user
• appearance and color scheme align with Utopian
• it works with the @utopian-io account rather than @utopian.app sub-account
• works better with Utopian and runs locally

The final release is set to be in the next few days after intensive testing.

New Sign-in Process

Here's a GIF I made of the new sign-in process with Utopian Connect (just some of it):

You can see how the color scheme and appearance varies from before.

Proof of Work

I have linked a few of my pull requests on Github to this Utopian contribution. However, I also work directly with the repository through commits, so you may want to check those out as well here.

Here are a few of my changes:

• Front-end: Change branding and naming to Utopian
• Front-end: Credit original SteemConnect and provide backlink
• Front-end: Alter colorscheme, design, appearance to blue/purple gradients
• Back-end: Remove useless/unnecessary panels and layers
• Front-end: Make log in process much faster and intuitive
• Back-end: Work directly with @utopian-io account rather than a buffer account
• Front-end: Added Security Document to describe our security precautions

DISCLAIMER

• This tool is untested and will likely not go out into production/release soon.
• We are not trying to replace SteemConnect and if we do end up using this tool, we will properly credit the original SteemConnect on every page. The tool will only be used for internal Utopian purposes and nothing else.
• The tool will only be used for INTERNAL purposes.
• There are many security concerns to evaluate and we may end up not using this tool.

Thanks for reading,
— @mooncryption

note: Please read the huge Disclaimer portion of the post!