XML-RPC Authenthication Tokens

Registered by Zygmunt Krynicki

LAVA stack needs consistent and simple to use authentication scheme. During USD-O we agreed to implement token based authentication based on using http basic auth with custom tokens instead of passwords. This spec is designed to describe and track server-side code changes.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Paul Larson
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Zygmunt Krynicki
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Zygmunt Krynicki
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for linaro-11.11
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 2011.06
Started by
Zygmunt Krynicki
Completed by
Paul Larson

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Status: implemented, we'll see if something is missing once we start using it

Work items:

AuthToken models: DONE
AuthTokenBackend authentication backend: DONE
token_create view: DONE
token_delete view: DONE
tokens view (index): DONE
changes to dispatcher view: DONE
example templates for views: DONE

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