I just tried it with this json-rpc lib ( http://www.desfrenes.com/python-json-rpc ) , and it also seems to work fine.
I have many more open questions about authentication and authorization. I'm exploring different approaches for my application: cookie-based, basic, token authentication, and different protocols also (xmlrpc, jsonrpc, json). Another question: If the authentication fails, my client application receives "error 303 See Other". It is my understanding that this error means that the user visiting the website is redirected to a different page (apparently the page defined in auth.settings.login_url). Can I customize the error message such that the client application can understand that the error results from the failed login attempt? On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:55 AM, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > thank you for trying it. It is one of those features that not many > people are using but should be solid. > > Massimo > > On Apr 5, 9:44 pm, Alexei Vinidiktov <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Thanks a lot, Massimo! It worked! >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:36 AM, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: >> > you need in db.py >> >> > auth.settings.allow_basic_login = True >> >> > it defaults to False >> >> > On Apr 5, 9:21 pm, Alexei Vinidiktov <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> I'm trying to make a desktop client written in Python 2.5 (on Windows) >> >> communicate with a web2py 1.76.5 based app using services. It works >> >> fine with services that don't require authentication, but I was >> >> wondering if I could make it authenticate the user with Basic >> >> authentication. >> >> >> I've read in the Python docs that xmlrpclib supports Basic authentication: >> >> >> " >> >> Both the HTTP and HTTPS transports support the URL syntax extension >> >> for HTTP Basic Authentication:http://user:p...@host:port/path. The >> >> user:pass portion will be base64-encoded as an HTTP `Authorization' >> >> header, and sent to the remote server as part of the connection >> >> process when invoking an XML-RPC method. >> >> " >> >> >> In my modified Welcome web2py app I've added the setting >> >> auth.settings.allow_basic_authentication = True in >> >> welcome/models/db.py >> >> >> I've decorated the private_call action like so: >> >> >> @auth.requires_login() >> >> def private_call(): >> >> return private_service() >> >> >> And I've added a test action getstring: >> >> >> @private_service.xmlrpc >> >> def getstring(): >> >> if auth.is_logged_in(): >> >> return "logged in!" >> >> else: >> >> return "not logged in!" >> >> >> In my desktop app I'm calling the service like this: >> >> >> self.server = >> >> xmlrpclib.Server("http://[email protected]:[email protected]:8000/welcome/default/private_call/xmlrpc";) >> >> print self.server.getstring() >> >> >> and I'm getting this traceback: >> >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> >> File "C:\Users\Alexei\Documents\wxPython\Boa\xml_rpc_test\Frame1.py", >> >> line 137 >> >> , in OnButton4Button >> >> print self.server3.getstring() >> >> File "C:\Python25\lib\xmlrpclib.py", line 1147, in __call__ >> >> return self.__send(self.__name, args) >> >> File "C:\Python25\lib\xmlrpclib.py", line 1437, in __request >> >> verbose=self.__verbose >> >> File "C:\Users\Alexei\Documents\wxPython\Boa\xml_rpc_test\Frame1.py", >> >> line 185 >> >> , in request >> >> headers >> >> xmlrpclib.ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for [email protected]:mypassword@ >> >> 127.0.0.1:8000/welcome/default/private_call/xmlrpc: 303 SEE OTHER> >> >> >> I'm obviously doing something wrong. Could you point me in the right >> >> direction? >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> -- >> >> Alexei Vinidiktov >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "web2py-users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Alexei Vinidiktov > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- Alexei Vinidiktov -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
