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authorTheron Luhn <theron@luhn.com>2019-12-15 20:27:10 -0800
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request. Oftentimes this is the ID of the user object in a database.
identity
- An identity is an object identifying the user associated with the
- current request. The identity can be any object, but security policies
- should ensure that it represents a valid user (not deleted or deactivated).
+ An identity is an object identifying the user associated with the current request.
+ The object can be of any shape, such as a simple ID string or an ORM object.
security policy
A security policy in :app:`Pyramid` terms is an object implementing the