twisted.plugins.cred_unix.UNIXChecker

Method	checkPwd	Obtain the encrypted password for `username` from the Unix password database using `pwd.getpwnam`, and see if it it matches it matches `password`.
Method	checkSpwd	Obtain the encrypted password for `username` from the Unix shadow password database using `spwd.getspnam`, and see if it it matches it matches `password`.
Method	requestAvatarId	Validate credentials and produce an avatar ID.

def checkPwd(self, pwd, username, password):

Obtain the encrypted password for username from the Unix password database using pwd.getpwnam, and see if it it matches it matches password.

Parameters	pwd	Module which provides functions which access to the Unix password database. (type: `module`)
	username	The user to look up in the Unix password database. (type: `unicode`/`str` or `bytes`)
	password	The password to compare.

def checkSpwd(self, spwd, username, password):

Obtain the encrypted password for username from the Unix shadow password database using spwd.getspnam, and see if it it matches it matches password.

Parameters	spwd	Module which provides functions which access to the Unix shadow password database.
	username	The user to look up in the Unix password database. (type: `unicode`/`str` or `bytes`)
	password	The password to compare.

def requestAvatarId(self, credentials):

from twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker

Validate credentials and produce an avatar ID.

Parameters	credentials	something which implements one of the interfaces in `credentialInterfaces`.
Returns	a `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 Also	`twisted.cred.credentials`

twisted.plugins.cred_unix.UNIXChecker(object) class documentation

`twisted.plugins.cred_unix.UNIXChecker(object)` class documentation