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diff --git a/docs/zcml/repozewho1authenticationpolicy.rst b/docs/zcml/repozewho1authenticationpolicy.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..62713e822 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/zcml/repozewho1authenticationpolicy.rst @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +.. _repozewho1authenticationpolicy_directive: + +``repozewho1authenticationpolicy`` +---------------------------------- + +When this directive is used, authentication information is obtained +from a ``repoze.who.identity`` key in the WSGI environment, assumed to +be set by :term:`repoze.who` middleware. + +Attributes +~~~~~~~~~~ + +``identifier_name`` + The ``identifier_name`` controls the name used to look up the + :term:`repoze.who` "identifier" plugin within + ``request.environ['repoze.who.plugins']`` which is used by this + policy to "remember" and "forget" credentials. It defaults to + ``auth_tkt``. + +``callback`` + The ``callback`` is a Python dotted name to a function passed the + repoze.who identity and the request as positional arguments. The + callback is expected to return None if the user represented by the + identity doesn't exist or a sequence of group identifiers + (possibly empty) if the user does exist. If ``callback`` is None, + the userid will be assumed to exist with no groups. It defaults + to ``None``. + +Example +~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: xml + :linenos: + + <repozewho1authenticationpolicy + identifier_name="auth_tkt" + callback=".somemodule.somefunc" + /> + +Alternatives +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You may create an instance of the +:class:`repoze.bfg.authentication.RepozeWho1AuthenticationPolicy` and +pass it to the :class:`repoze.bfg.configuration.Configurator` +constructor as the ``authentication_policy`` argument during initial +application configuration. + +See Also +~~~~~~~~ + +See also :ref:`authentication_policies_directives_section` and +:class:`repoze.bfg.authentication.RepozeWho1AuthenticationPolicy`. |
