auth.md

Django Authentication

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In this tutorial we'll try to build a login and user authentication system in our todo application.

Step by Step Instructions

We'll do following tasks step-by-step for building the user login and authorization system.

1. Create a login page.

   • Add a new url for the login page
   • Create a login form template
   • Create a view function to render the login page
   • Add a link in the home page to go to login

2. Authenticate the user when login form submitted

   • Add a new url for login form submission.
   • Add a new view function to login and authenticate the user.
     • It should redirect the user to home page if login was successful.
     • It should redirect to the same for if login failed and show messages.
   • Hide the login link if user has been logged in.
   • Display the username instead of the Login in the header if user is logged in.

3. Create a signup page.

   • Add a new url for the signup page
   • Create a signup form template
   • Create a view function to render the signup page
   • Add a link in the home page to go to signup

4. Authorization

   • Allow only the logged in users to view the todo list
   • Allow only the logged in users to view the Add todo form
   • Allow only the logged in users to edit the Todo item
   • Allow only the logged in users to delete the Todo item
   • Allow only the logged in users to view the home page. So, redirect the user to login if user is not logged in.

Read More

1. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/auth/default/#how-to-log-a-user-in
2. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Django/Authentication