Radicale/radicale/auth/__init__.py

# This file is part of Radicale Server - Calendar Server
# Copyright © 2008 Nicolas Kandel
# Copyright © 2008 Pascal Halter
# Copyright © 2008-2017 Guillaume Ayoub
# Copyright © 2017-2018 Unrud <unrud@outlook.com>
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"""
Authentication module.

Authentication is based on usernames and passwords. If something more
advanced is needed an external WSGI server or reverse proxy can be used
(see ``remote_user`` or ``http_x_remote_user`` backend).

Take a look at the class ``BaseAuth`` if you want to implement your own.

"""

from radicale import utils

INTERNAL_TYPES = ("none", "remote_user", "http_x_remote_user", "htpasswd")


def load(configuration):
    """Load the authentication module chosen in configuration."""
    return utils.load_plugin(INTERNAL_TYPES, "auth", "Auth", configuration)


class BaseAuth:
    def __init__(self, configuration):
        """Initialize BaseAuth.

        ``configuration`` see ``radicale.config`` module.
        The ``configuration`` must not change during the lifetime of
        this object, it is kept as an internal reference.

        """
        self.configuration = configuration

    def get_external_login(self, environ):
        """Optionally provide the login and password externally.

        ``environ`` a dict with the WSGI environment

        If ``()`` is returned, Radicale handles HTTP authentication.
        Otherwise, returns a tuple ``(login, password)``. For anonymous users
        ``login`` must be ``""``.

        """
        return ()

    def login(self, login, password):
        """Check credentials and map login to internal user

        ``login`` the login name

        ``password`` the password

        Returns the user name or ``""`` for invalid credentials.

        """

        raise NotImplementedError