[Repoze-dev] [issue73] repoze.who IAuthenticator cannot report the reason for authentication failure

Chris McDonough added the comment: Note that you can use the "identity" or "environ" passed in to an authenticator as a scratchpad to communicate with other plugins (such as the challenger). -- status: unread -> resolved __ Repoze Bugs

[Repoze-dev] [issue73] repoze.who IAuthenticator cannot report the reason for authentication failure

New submission from Forest : The interface defined for IAuthenticator doesn't allow it to report a reason for authentication failure. This prevents me from showing the user a sensible message when (for example) his login was refused due to excessive failed login attempts or a deactivated account