Flask authentication using LDAP

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I've searched an answer for this but have found nothing - maybe because it's so obvious. But I want to make sure.

What is the correct way to authenticate users using an LDAP server in a Flask web app?

This link describes 4 authentication methods, so along the same lines, do I just need to write an LDAP auth decorator?

(The reason I'm asking is to see whether I can make a Flask clone of my Django app)

Thanks for any help and suggestions.

Martlark · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-08 21:45:21Z

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Yes, you have to write your own decorator which checks the authentication.

In this decorator you should call the wrapped function if a user is authenticated. If not you should return a default page reminding the user to login.

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Willyfrog · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 15:34:53Z

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I don't think you need a decorator, but it's a sensible thing to do, as it makes it easy to "tag" those routes that you want to require authentication.

Otherwise you'll be adding a lot more code whenever you want to implement some sort of authentication for a route.

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