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Django User Authentication OVERVIEW OF USER AUTHENTICATION Anthony Alampi OWNER, X FACTOR CONSULTANTS www.XFactorConsultants.com User Authentication (Auth) The methods by which a web app verifies the identity of a user and limits their
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User Authentication
Uses for Authentication:
- Log who visits your site
- Regulate the actions of users
- Can defend against malicious actors,
DDoS attacks, and more User Auth Methods:
- Custom User Auth
- 3rd party Authenticators like Google
logins or Facebook logins
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Se Setting ing Up Use ser A r Aut uthe hent ntica ication ion
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Ha Hashing shing a and nd S Storing
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Hashing and Salting Logins
Without Hashing and Salting:
- User enters their login info
- Login info is stored as plain text on
database
- A breach of the database reveals the
user’s password With Hashing and Salting:
- User login is stored using encryption
- A database breach will not reveal a
user’s password
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Hashing and Salting Logins
Password formatting: Password formatting:
- algorithm$iterations$salt$hash
Algorithm:
- Used to record which hashing algorithm is used
Iterations:
- How many times the hashing algorithm is used
Password Upgrading:
- Automatically re-generates password hashing when
Django is updated