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6.1.2.3 Authentication
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<P>
The publisher handler provides simple ways to control access to
modules and functions.
<P>
At every traversal step, the Publisher handler checks for presence of
<tt class="method">__auth__</tt> and <tt class="method">__access__</tt> attributes (in this order), as
well as <tt class="method">__auth_realm__</tt> attribute.
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If <tt class="method">__auth__</tt> is found and it is callable, it will be called
with three arguments: the <tt class="class">Request</tt> object, a string containing
the user name and a string containing the password. If the return
value of
<code>__auth__</code> is false, then <tt class="constant">HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED</tt> is
returned to the client (which will usually cause a password dialog box
to appear).
<P>
If <tt class="method">__auth__</tt> is a dictionary, then the user name will be
matched against the key and the password against the value associated
with this key. If the key and password do not match,
<tt class="constant">HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED</tt> is returned. Note that this requires
storing passwords as clear text in source code, which is not very secure.
<P>
<tt class="method">__auth__</tt> can also be a constant. In this case, if it is false
(i.e. <tt class="constant">None</tt>, <code>0</code>, <code>""</code>, etc.), then
<tt class="constant">HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED</tt> is returned.
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If there exists an <code>__auth_realm__</code> string, it will be sent
to the client as Authorization Realm (this is the text that usually
appears at the top of the password dialog box).
<P>
If <tt class="method">__access__</tt> is found and it is callable, it will be called
with two arguments: the <tt class="class">Request</tt> object and a string containing
the user name. If the return value of <code>__access__</code> is false, then
<tt class="constant">HTTP_FORBIDDEN</tt> is returned to the client.
<P>
If <tt class="method">__access__</tt> is a list, then the user name will be matched
against the list elements. If the user name is not in the list,
<tt class="constant">HTTP_FORBIDDEN</tt> is returned.
<P>
Similarly to <tt class="method">__auth__</tt>, <tt class="method">__access__</tt> can be a constant.
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In the example below, only user "eggs" with password "spam" can access
the <code>hello</code> function:
<P>
<dl><dd><pre class="verbatim">
__auth_realm__ = "Members only"
def __auth__(req, user, passwd):
if user == "eggs" and passwd == "spam" or \
user == "joe" and passwd == "eoj":
return 1
else:
return 0
def __access__(req, user):
if user == "eggs":
return 1
else:
return 0
def hello(req):
return "hello"
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Here is the same functionality, but using an alternative technique:
<P>
<dl><dd><pre class="verbatim">
__auth_realm__ = "Members only"
__auth__ = {"eggs":"spam", "joe":"eoj"}
__access__ = ["eggs"]
def hello(req):
return "hello"
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<P>
Since functions cannot be assigned attributes, to protect a function,
an <code>__auth__</code> or <code>__access__</code> function can be defined within
the function, e.g.:
<P>
<dl><dd><pre class="verbatim">
def sensitive(req):
def __auth__(req, user, password):
if user == 'spam' and password == 'eggs':
# let them in
return 1
else:
# no access
return 0
# something involving sensitive information
return 'sensitive information`
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Note that this technique will also work if <code>__auth__</code> or
<code>__access__</code> is a constant, but will not work is they are
a dictionary or a list.
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The <code>__auth__</code> and <code>__access__</code> mechanisms exist
independently of the standard
<em class="citetitle"><a
href="dir-handlers-auh.html"
title="PythonAuthenHandler"
>PythonAuthenHandler</a></em>. It
is possible to use, for example, the handler to authenticate, then the
<code>__access__</code> list to verify that the authenticated user is
allowed to a particular function.
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<b>NOTE:</b> In order for mod_python to access <tt class="function">__auth__</tt>,
the module containing it must first be imported. Therefore, any
module-level code will get executed during the import even if
<tt class="function">__auth__</tt> is false. To truly protect a module from
being accessed, use other authentication mechanisms, e.g. the Apache
<code>mod_auth</code> or with a mod_python <em class="citetitle"><a
href="dir-handlers-auh.html"
title="PythonAuthenHandler"
>PythonAuthenHandler</a></em> handler.
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