Actually, I am using django.contrib.auth "backends" style login/validation. This makes it so I do not have to implement the actual login request processing, only provide a backend class that offers authenticate() and get_user() methods.
perhaps a third function can be optional: add_to_session(dict) ? david Gary Wilson wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I want to create a bunch of Session Attributes during login. Mostly > > attrs from Active Directory that need to be available without too many > > additional calls to the LDAP server. > > > > User attempts log in -> 3rd party login backend is called -> session is > > also passed to the 3rd party backend -> session key[values] are added. > > Done. > > > > I was thinking the session object could also be passed into > > authenticate(), but I didn't look at it too long as it would require > > hacking up django itself. If anyone else thinks this might be handy, I > > will be glad to implement it. > > > > Right now I make an additional call to the LDAP server after login, but > > it is a bit kludgey. > > Are you using a custom manipulator for your login form? If so, you > could pass request when instantiating your manipulator object, and save > request as an attribute (through request you have access to the session > data) of the manipulator object. Now you run the manipulator's > get_validation_errors() method. I assume you are checking the entered > password with what's on the ldap server, maybe with a check_password() > validator let's say. Since this check_password() validator hits the > ldap server, just grab all the data you want and save it to > self.request.session at the same time. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
