A simple app that allows easy generation of URLs that can be used to auth within django application. It uses the standard django.contrib.auth to log users in.
It provides an easy wat to generate the links.
Furthemore, link usage can be limited to single use, or bounded by time. If links are invalid, you can still add user information to the session and provide nice UX on the login form.
django.utils.crypto is used to generate links.
Add "distance_matrix" to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:
INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... 'one_click_auth', ]
Run python manage.py migrate to create the models.
Set up variables in settings.py:
ONE_CLICK_AUTH_SERIALIZE_USER #OPTIONAL: function to call to serialize user to session ONE_CLICK_AUTH_UNSUBSCRIBE #OPTIONAL: function to call if users click on unsubscribe link
Route following URLs:
url(r'^one-click-auth/(?P<token>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)/(?P<user_id>[0-9]+)/unsubscribe$', one_click_auth.views.unsubscribe, name='one_click_auth_unsubscribe'), url(r'^one-click-auth/(?P<token>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)/(?P<user_id>[0-9]+)/(?P<target_url>.*)', one_click_auth.views.auth, name='one_click_auth'),
Usage:
token = Token(user=user) token.save() url_magic_link = token.auth_url(reverse('account') + '#change-password')