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django-basicauth

Basic auth utilities for Django.

Requires

Tested under...

  • Python
    • 3.6
    • 3.7
    • 3.8
    • 3.9
  • Django
    • 2.2
    • 3.0
    • 3.1

Installation

pip install django-basicauth

Usage

from basicauth.decorators import basic_auth_required

@basic_auth_required
def myview(request):
    ...

or by a middleware.

MIDDLEWARE = (
    'basicauth.middleware.BasicAuthMiddleware',
    ...
)

Basic Auth for specific requests only

To apply basic auth for specific requests, Use target_test argument.

In the below code, anonymous users will be required Basic Auth Authenticated users can pass it without Basic ... header.

from basicauth.decorators import basic_auth_required

@basic_auth_required(
    target_test=lambda request: not request.user.is_authenticated
)
def myview(request):
    ...

target_test accepts typing.Callable[[HttpRequest], bool], and if the callable returns True, Basic Auth will be required.

Applying decorator to CBVs

To apply @basic_auth_required decorator to Class Based Views, use django.utils.decorators.method_decorator.

from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
from basicauth.decorators import basic_auth_required

@method_decorator(basic_auth_required, name='dispatch')
class YourView(TemplateView):
    template_name = "my-template.html"

Settings

  • BASICAUTH_USERS (required): Dictionary including keys as username and values as passwords.
  • BASICAUTH_REALM: realm string, default is "Secure resource".
  • BASICAUTH_DISABLE: Disable all of barriers by this library.