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| author | Steve Piercy <web@stevepiercy.com> | 2015-05-27 02:44:38 -0700 |
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| committer | Steve Piercy <web@stevepiercy.com> | 2015-05-27 02:50:13 -0700 |
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diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki/authorization.rst b/docs/tutorials/wiki/authorization.rst index 6c98b6f3a..161e251bc 100644 --- a/docs/tutorials/wiki/authorization.rst +++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki/authorization.rst @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ +.. _wiki_adding_authorization: + ==================== -Adding Authorization +Adding authorization ==================== :app:`Pyramid` provides facilities for :term:`authentication` and -:term:`authorization`. We'll make use of both features to provide security -to our application. Our application currently allows anyone with access to -the server to view, edit, and add pages to our wiki. We'll change that -to allow only people who are members of a *group* named ``group:editors`` -to add and edit wiki pages but we'll continue allowing -anyone with access to the server to view pages. - -We will also add a login page and a logout link on all the -pages. The login page will be shown when a user is denied -access to any of the views that require a permission, instead of -a default "403 Forbidden" page. +::term:`authorization`. We'll make use of both features to provide security +:to our application. Our application currently allows anyone with access to +:the server to view, edit, and add pages to our wiki. We'll change that to +:allow only people who are members of a *group* named ``group:editors`` to add +:and edit wiki pages but we'll continue allowing anyone with access to the +:server to view pages. + +We will also add a login page and a logout link on all the pages. The login +page will be shown when a user is denied access to any of the views that +require permission, instead of a default "403 Forbidden" page. We will implement the access control with the following steps: @@ -28,12 +29,13 @@ Then we will add the login and logout feature: * Add ``login`` and ``logout`` views (``views.py``). * Add a login template (``login.pt``). -* Make the existing views return a ``logged_in`` flag to the renderer (``views.py``). +* Make the existing views return a ``logged_in`` flag to the renderer + (``views.py``). * Add a "Logout" link to be shown when logged in and viewing or editing a page (``view.pt``, ``edit.pt``). -Access Control +Access control -------------- Add users and groups @@ -49,11 +51,9 @@ following content: The ``groupfinder`` function accepts a userid and a request and returns one of these values: -- If the userid exists in the system, it will return a - sequence of group identifiers (or an empty sequence if the user - isn't a member of any groups). -- If the userid *does not* exist in the system, it will - return ``None``. +- If the userid exists in the system, it will return a sequence of group + identifiers (or an empty sequence if the user isn't a member of any groups). +- If the userid *does not* exist in the system, it will return ``None``. For example, ``groupfinder('editor', request )`` returns ``['group:editor']``, ``groupfinder('viewer', request)`` returns ``[]``, and ``groupfinder('admin', @@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ request)`` returns ``None``. We will use ``groupfinder()`` as an :term:`authentication policy` "callback" that will provide the :term:`principal` or principals for a user. -In a production system, user and group -data will most often come from a database, but here we use "dummy" -data to represent user and groups sources. +In a production system, user and group data will most often come from a +database, but here we use "dummy" data to represent user and groups sources. Add an ACL ~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -81,44 +80,42 @@ Add the following lines to the ``Wiki`` class: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/models.py :lines: 9-13 :linenos: + :lineno-start: 9 :emphasize-lines: 4-5 :language: python -We import :data:`~pyramid.security.Allow`, an action that -means that permission is allowed, and -:data:`~pyramid.security.Everyone`, a special :term:`principal` -that is associated to all requests. Both are used in the +We import :data:`~pyramid.security.Allow`, an action that means that +permission is allowed, and :data:`~pyramid.security.Everyone`, a special +:term:`principal` that is associated to all requests. Both are used in the :term:`ACE` entries that make up the ACL. -The ACL is a list that needs to be named `__acl__` and be an -attribute of a class. We define an :term:`ACL` with two -:term:`ACE` entries: the first entry allows any user the `view` -permission, and the second entry allows the ``group:editors`` -principal the `edit` permission. +The ACL is a list that needs to be named `__acl__` and be an attribute of a +class. We define an :term:`ACL` with two :term:`ACE` entries: the first entry +allows any user the `view` permission. The second entry allows the +``group:editors`` principal the `edit` permission. -The ``Wiki`` class that contains the ACL is the :term:`resource` -constructor for the :term:`root` resource, which is -a ``Wiki`` instance. The ACL is -provided to each view in the :term:`context` of the request, as -the ``context`` attribute. +The ``Wiki`` class that contains the ACL is the :term:`resource` constructor +for the :term:`root` resource, which is a ``Wiki`` instance. The ACL is +provided to each view in the :term:`context` of the request as the ``context`` +attribute. It's only happenstance that we're assigning this ACL at class scope. An ACL can be attached to an object *instance* too; this is how "row level security" can be achieved in :app:`Pyramid` applications. We actually need only *one* ACL for the entire system, however, because our security requirements are -simple, so this feature is not demonstrated. See -:ref:`assigning_acls` for more information about what an -:term:`ACL` represents. +simple, so this feature is not demonstrated. See :ref:`assigning_acls` for +more information about what an :term:`ACL` represents. -Add Authentication and Authorization Policies +Add authentication and authorization policies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Open ``tutorial/__init__.py`` and -add these import statements: +Open ``tutorial/tutorial/__init__.py`` and add the highlighted import +statements: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py - :lines: 4-5,8 + :lines: 1-8 :linenos: + :emphasize-lines: 4-5,8 :language: python Now add those policies to the configuration: @@ -126,15 +123,16 @@ Now add those policies to the configuration: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py :lines: 18-23 :linenos: + :lineno-start: 18 :emphasize-lines: 1-3,5-6 :language: python -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added. -We are enabling an ``AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy``, it is based in an -auth ticket that may be included in the request, and an -``ACLAuthorizationPolicy`` that uses an ACL to determine the allow or deny -outcome for a view. +We are enabling an ``AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy``, which is based in an auth +ticket that may be included in the request. We are also enabling an +``ACLAuthorizationPolicy``, which uses an ACL to determine the *allow* or +*deny* outcome for a view. Note that the :class:`pyramid.authentication.AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy` constructor accepts two arguments: ``secret`` and ``callback``. ``secret`` is @@ -144,235 +142,231 @@ machinery represented by this policy: it is required. The ``callback`` is the Add permission declarations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Open ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py``. Add a ``permission='edit'`` parameter -to the ``@view_config`` decorator for ``add_page()`` and -``edit_page()``, for example: +Open ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py`` and add a ``permission='edit'`` parameter +to the ``@view_config`` decorators for ``add_page()`` and ``edit_page()``: -.. code-block:: python - :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 3 +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 50-52 + :emphasize-lines: 2-3 + :language: python - @view_config(name='add_page', context='.models.Wiki', - renderer='templates/edit.pt', - permission='edit') +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 70-72 + :emphasize-lines: 2-3 + :language: python -(Only the highlighted line, along with its preceding comma, -needs to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines, along with their preceding commas, need to be +edited and added. -The result is that only users who possess the ``edit`` -permission at the time of the request may invoke those two views. +The result is that only users who possess the ``edit`` permission at the time +of the request may invoke those two views. -Add a ``permission='view'`` parameter to the ``@view_config`` -decorator for ``view_wiki()`` and ``view_page()``, like this: +Add a ``permission='view'`` parameter to the ``@view_config`` decorator for +``view_wiki()`` and ``view_page()`` as follows: -.. code-block:: python - :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 2 +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 23-24 + :emphasize-lines: 1-2 + :language: python - @view_config(context='.models.Page', renderer='templates/view.pt', - permission='view') +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 28-29 + :emphasize-lines: 1-2 + :language: python -(Only the highlighted line, along with its preceding comma, -needs to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines, along with their preceding commas, need to be +edited and added. This allows anyone to invoke these two views. -We are done with the changes needed to control access. The -changes that follow will add the login and logout feature. +We are done with the changes needed to control access. The changes that +follow will add the login and logout feature. -Login, Logout +Login, logout ------------- -Add Login and Logout Views +Add login and logout views ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -We'll add a ``login`` view which renders a login form and processes -the post from the login form, checking credentials. +We'll add a ``login`` view which renders a login form and processes the post +from the login form, checking credentials. -We'll also add a ``logout`` view callable to our application and -provide a link to it. This view will clear the credentials of the -logged in user and redirect back to the front page. +We'll also add a ``logout`` view callable to our application and provide a +link to it. This view will clear the credentials of the logged in user and +redirect back to the front page. -Add the following import statements to the -head of ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py``: +Add the following import statements to the head of +``tutorial/tutorial/views.py``: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py :lines: 6-17 - :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 3,6-11 + :emphasize-lines: 1-12 :language: python -(Only the highlighted lines, with other necessary modifications, -need to be added.) +All the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. -:meth:`~pyramid.view.forbidden_view_config` will be used -to customize the default 403 Forbidden page. -:meth:`~pyramid.security.remember` and -:meth:`~pyramid.security.forget` help to create and -expire an auth ticket cookie. +:meth:`~pyramid.view.forbidden_view_config` will be used to customize the +default 403 Forbidden page. :meth:`~pyramid.security.remember` and +:meth:`~pyramid.security.forget` help to create and expire an auth ticket +cookie. -Now add the ``login`` and ``logout`` views: +Now add the ``login`` and ``logout`` views at the end of the file: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py - :lines: 82-120 + :lines: 82-116 :linenos: + :lineno-start: 82 :language: python ``login()`` has two decorators: -- a ``@view_config`` decorator which associates it with the - ``login`` route and makes it visible when we visit ``/login``, -- a ``@forbidden_view_config`` decorator which turns it into - a :term:`forbidden view`. ``login()`` will be invoked - when a user tries to execute a view callable for which they lack - authorization. For example, if a user has not logged in - and tries to add or edit a Wiki page, they will be shown the - login form before being allowed to continue. +- a ``@view_config`` decorator which associates it with the ``login`` route + and makes it visible when we visit ``/login``, +- a ``@forbidden_view_config`` decorator which turns it into a + :term:`forbidden view`. ``login()`` will be invoked when a user tries to + execute a view callable for which they lack authorization. For example, if + a user has not logged in and tries to add or edit a Wiki page, they will be + shown the login form before being allowed to continue. -The order of these two :term:`view configuration` decorators -is unimportant. +The order of these two :term:`view configuration` decorators is unimportant. -``logout()`` is decorated with a ``@view_config`` decorator -which associates it with the ``logout`` route. It will be -invoked when we visit ``/logout``. +``logout()`` is decorated with a ``@view_config`` decorator which associates +it with the ``logout`` route. It will be invoked when we visit ``/logout``. Add the ``login.pt`` Template ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Create ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/login.pt`` with the following -content: +Create ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/login.pt`` with the following content: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/templates/login.pt - :language: xml + :language: html -The above template is referred in the login view that we just added -in ``views.py``. +The above template is referenced in the login view that we just added in +``views.py``. -Return a logged_in flag to the renderer -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Return a ``logged_in`` flag to the renderer +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Add a ``logged_in`` parameter to the return value of -``view_page()``, ``edit_page()`` and ``add_page()``, -like this: +Open ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py`` again. Add a ``logged_in`` parameter to +the return value of ``view_page()``, ``edit_page()``, and ``add_page()`` as +follows: -.. code-block:: python - :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 4 +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 47-48 + :emphasize-lines: 1-2 + :language: python - return dict(page = page, - content = content, - edit_url = edit_url, - logged_in = request.authenticated_userid) +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 67-68 + :emphasize-lines: 1-2 + :language: python -(Only the highlighted line and a trailing comma on the preceding -line need to be added.) +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py + :lines: 75-77 + :emphasize-lines: 2-3 + :language: python + +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. The :meth:`pyramid.request.Request.authenticated_userid` will be ``None`` if -the user is not authenticated, or a user id if the user is authenticated. +the user is not authenticated, or a userid if the user is authenticated. Add a "Logout" link when logged in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Open ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/edit.pt`` and -``tutorial/tutorial/templates/view.pt`` and add this within the -``<div id="right" class="app-welcome align-right">`` div: +``tutorial/tutorial/templates/view.pt`` and add the following code as +indicated by the highlighted lines. -.. code-block:: xml - - <span tal:condition="logged_in"> - <a href="${request.application_url}/logout">Logout</a> - </span> +.. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/templates/edit.pt + :lines: 34-38 + :emphasize-lines: 3-5 + :language: html -The attribute ``tal:condition="logged_in"`` will make the element be -included when ``logged_in`` is any user id. The link will invoke -the logout view. The above element will not be included if ``logged_in`` -is ``None``, such as when a user is not authenticated. +The attribute ``tal:condition="logged_in"`` will make the element be included +when ``logged_in`` is any user id. The link will invoke the logout view. The +above element will not be included if ``logged_in`` is ``None``, such as when +a user is not authenticated. -Seeing Our Changes ------------------- +Reviewing our changes +--------------------- -Our ``tutorial/tutorial/__init__.py`` will look something like this -when we're done: +Our ``tutorial/tutorial/__init__.py`` will look like this when we're done: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/__init__.py :linenos: :emphasize-lines: 4-5,8,18-20,22-23 :language: python -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. -Our ``tutorial/tutorial/models.py`` will look something like this -when we're done: +Our ``tutorial/tutorial/models.py`` will look like this when we're done: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/models.py :linenos: :emphasize-lines: 4-7,12-13 :language: python -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. -Our ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py`` will look something like this -when we're done: +Our ``tutorial/tutorial/views.py`` will look like this when we're done: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/views.py :linenos: :emphasize-lines: 8,11-15,17,24,29,48,52,68,72,80,82-120 :language: python -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. -Our ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/edit.pt`` template will look -something like this when we're done: +Our ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/edit.pt`` template will look like this when +we're done: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/templates/edit.pt :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 41-43 - :language: xml + :emphasize-lines: 36-38 + :language: html -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. -Our ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/view.pt`` template will look -something like this when we're done: +Our ``tutorial/tutorial/templates/view.pt`` template will look like this when +we're done: .. literalinclude:: src/authorization/tutorial/templates/view.pt :linenos: - :emphasize-lines: 41-43 - :language: xml + :emphasize-lines: 36-38 + :language: html -(Only the highlighted lines need to be added.) +Only the highlighted lines need to be added or edited. Viewing the Application in a Browser ------------------------------------ We can finally examine our application in a browser (See -:ref:`wiki-start-the-application`). Launch a browser and visit -each of the following URLs, check that the result is as expected: - -- ``http://localhost:6543/`` invokes the - ``view_wiki`` view. This always redirects to the ``view_page`` view - of the ``FrontPage`` Page resource. It is executable by any user. - -- ``http://localhost:6543/FrontPage`` invokes - the ``view_page`` view of the ``FrontPage`` Page resource. This is because - it's the :term:`default view` (a view without a ``name``) for ``Page`` - resources. It is executable by any user. - -- ``http://localhost:6543/FrontPage/edit_page`` - invokes the edit view for the FrontPage object. It is executable by - only the ``editor`` user. If a different user (or the anonymous - user) invokes it, a login form will be displayed. Supplying the - credentials with the username ``editor``, password ``editor`` will - display the edit page form. - -- ``http://localhost:6543/add_page/SomePageName`` - invokes the add view for a page. It is executable by only - the ``editor`` user. If a different user (or the anonymous user) - invokes it, a login form will be displayed. Supplying the - credentials with the username ``editor``, password ``editor`` will - display the edit page form. - -- After logging in (as a result of hitting an edit or add page - and submitting the login form with the ``editor`` - credentials), we'll see a Logout link in the upper right hand - corner. When we click it, we're logged out, and redirected - back to the front page. +:ref:`wiki-start-the-application`). Launch a browser and visit each of the +following URLs, checking that the result is as expected: + +- http://localhost:6543/ invokes the ``view_wiki`` view. This always + redirects to the ``view_page`` view of the ``FrontPage`` Page resource. It + is executable by any user. + +- http://localhost:6543/FrontPage invokes the ``view_page`` view of the + ``FrontPage`` Page resource. This is because it's the :term:`default view` + (a view without a ``name``) for ``Page`` resources. It is executable by any + user. + +- http://localhost:6543/FrontPage/edit_page invokes the edit view for the + FrontPage object. It is executable by only the ``editor`` user. If a + different user (or the anonymous user) invokes it, a login form will be + displayed. Supplying the credentials with the username ``editor``, password + ``editor`` will display the edit page form. + +- http://localhost:6543/add_page/SomePageName invokes the add view for a page. + It is executable by only the ``editor`` user. If a different user (or the + anonymous user) invokes it, a login form will be displayed. Supplying the + credentials with the username ``editor``, password ``editor`` will display + the edit page form. + +- After logging in (as a result of hitting an edit or add page and submitting + the login form with the ``editor`` credentials), we'll see a Logout link in + the upper right hand corner. When we click it, we're logged out, and + redirected back to the front page. |
