Module auth

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Functions

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check_auth(users, encrypt=None, realm=None)
If an authorization header contains credentials, return True, else False.

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basic_auth(realm, users, encrypt=None)
If auth fails, raise 401 with a basic authentication header.

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digest_auth(realm, users)
If auth fails, raise 401 with a digest authentication header.

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Function Details

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basic_auth(realm, users, encrypt=None)

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If auth fails, raise 401 with a basic authentication header.

realm: a string containing the authentication realm.
users: a dict of the form: {username: password} or a callable returning a dict.
encrypt: callable used to encrypt the password returned from the user-agent.
         if None it defaults to a md5 encryption.

digest_auth(realm, users)

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If auth fails, raise 401 with a digest authentication header.

realm: a string containing the authentication realm. users: a dict of the form: {username: password} or a callable returning a dict.