twisted.conch.checkers.UNIXPasswordDatabase class documentation

Part of twisted.conch.checkers (View In Hierarchy)

Implements interfaces: twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker

A checker which validates users out of the UNIX password databases, or databases of a compatible format.

Method __init__ Undocumented
Method requestAvatarId Validate credentials and produce an avatar ID.
Instance Variable _getByNameFunctions a list of functions which are called in order to valid a user. The default value is such that the /etc/passwd database will be tried first, followed by the /etc/shadow database.
_getByNameFunctions =
a list of functions which are called in order to valid a user. The default value is such that the /etc/passwd database will be tried first, followed by the /etc/shadow database.
def __init__(self, getByNameFunctions=None):
Undocumented
def requestAvatarId(self, credentials):
from twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker

Validate credentials and produce an avatar ID.

Parameterscredentialssomething which implements one of the interfaces in credentialInterfaces.
Returnsa Deferred which will fire with a bytes that identifies an avatar, an empty tuple to specify an authenticated anonymous user (provided as twisted.cred.checkers.ANONYMOUS) or fail with UnauthorizedLogin. Alternatively, return the result itself.
See Alsotwisted.cred.credentials
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