WebAuth

Django CAS 1.0/2.0 authentication backend, adapted from https://github.com/kstateome/django-cas to work with Dartmouth WebAuth.

fyt.webauth.views.login(request, next_page=None)

Forwards to CAS login URL or verifies CAS ticket

fyt.webauth.views.logout(request, next_page=None)

Redirects to CAS logout page

class fyt.webauth.backends.WebAuthBackend

CAS authentication backend for Dartmouth Webauth

authenticate(ticket, service)

Verifies CAS ticket and gets or creates User object.

get_user(user_id)

Retrieve the user’s entry in the User model if it exists

fyt.webauth.backends.parse_cas_success(tree)

Callback function for parsing Dartmouth’s CAS response.

Returns the verified user.

fyt.webauth.backends.verify(ticket, service)

Verifies CAS 2.0+ XML-based authentication ticket.

Returns user on success and None on failure.

class fyt.webauth.middleware.WebAuthMiddleware

Middleware that allows CAS authentication on admin pages

process_request(request)

Checks that the authentication middleware is installed

process_view(request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)

Forwards unauthenticated requests to the admin page to the CAS login URL, as well as calls to django.contrib.auth.views.login and logout.