twisted.conch.checkers.UNIXPasswordDatabase
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Implements interfaces: twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker
A checker which validates users out of the UNIX password databases, or databases of a compatible format.
Method | __init__ | Undocumented |
Method | requestAvatarId | |
Instance Variable | _getByNameFunctions | a list of functions which are called in order to valid a user.
The default value is such that the /etc/passwd database will
be tried first, followed by the /etc/shadow database. |
list
of functions which are called in order to valid a user.
The default value is such that the /etc/passwd
database will
be tried first, followed by the /etc/shadow
database.
Parameters | credentials | something which implements one of the interfaces in self.credentialInterfaces. |
Returns | a Deferred which will fire a string which identifies an avatar, an empty tuple to specify an authenticated anonymous user (provided as checkers.ANONYMOUS) or fire a Failure(UnauthorizedLogin). Alternatively, return the result itself. | |
See Also | twisted.cred.credentials |