Package auth

Submodules

django.contrib.auth.backends
django.contrib.auth.create_superuser: Helper function for creating superusers in the authentication system.
django.contrib.auth.decorators
django.contrib.auth.forms
django.contrib.auth.handlers
- django.contrib.auth.handlers.modpython
django.contrib.auth.management: Creates permissions for all installed apps that need permissions.
django.contrib.auth.middleware
django.contrib.auth.models
django.contrib.auth.tests:
django.contrib.auth.views

Functions

load_backend(path)

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get_backends()

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authenticate(**credentials)
If the given credentials are valid, return a User object.

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logout(request)
Remove the authenticated user's ID from the request.

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get_user(request)

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Variables

SESSION_KEY = '_auth_user_id'

BACKEND_SESSION_KEY = '_auth_user_backend'

REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME = 'next'

Function Details

Persist a user id and a backend in the request. This way a user doesn't have to reauthenticate on every request.