MagicWord

MagicWord provides password-only authentication for protected pages and sites.

Installation

1. Configure django.contrib.auth according to the documentation.
2. Add magicword to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.
3. Add magicword.backends.MagicWordBackend to AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS in settings.py.
4. Replace the username field in registration/login.html (or a custom login form) with a hidden username field with a value of 'guest'.

Protect a page

Use Django's login_required decorator.

Protect a site

Install the MagicWord middleware:

MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
    ...
    'magicword.middleware.MagicWordMiddleware',
    ...
)