[MODPYTHON-27] mod_python.publisher authentication

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.4
• Fix Version/s: 3.3.1
• Component/s: publisher
• Assignee: Graham Dumpleton
• Reporter: Graham Dumpleton
• Created: 05/Mar/05 12:07
• Updated: 02/Apr/07 11:13
• Resolved: 07/Mar/06 18:51

Description

The documentation for mod_python.publisher gives that more specific authentication
check can be performed on a function by using code:

def sensitive(req):

def _auth_(req, user, password):
if user == 'spam' and password == 'eggs':

1. let them in
   return 1
   else:
2. no access
   return 0

1. something involving sensitive information
   return 'sensitive information`

Ie., authentication function can be nested inside the actual function.

This only works for functions and not methods of a class. Thus, code could be enhanced
to allow it to work for MethodType as well as FunctionType. Method that needs to be
changed is process_auth() and it simply needs to track through im_func to get to the
func_code member.