Django Authentication App

This is a simple Django application for user authentication, including registration, login, logout, and protected views.

Features

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Logout
• Protected Pages (accessible only to logged-in users)

Project Structure

• auth_app/
  • migrations/
  • templates/auth_app/
    • base.html
    • index.html
    • login.html
    • register.html
    • protected.html
  • __init__.py
  • admin.py
  • apps.py
  • forms.py
  • models.py
  • tests.py
  • urls.py
  • views.py
• project_name/
  • __init__.py
  • settings.py
  • urls.py
  • wsgi.py
• manage.py

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Dimplektech/Authentication_App.git
   
   cd auth_project_folder

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

   python -m venv auth_venv
   source auth_venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `auth_venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations

   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access the application Open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Main Components

Views (auth_app/views.py)

• index: Renders the index page.
• register: Handles user registration using the built-in User model.
• login_view: Handles user login using the built-in User model.
• logout_view: Handles user logout.
• protected_view: Renders a protected page that requires authentication.

Forms (auth_app/forms.py)

• UserRegisterForm: Extends UserCreationForm to include an email field. This form uses Django's built-in User model.

Templates (auth_app/templates/auth_app/)

• base.html: Base template that other templates extend.
• index.html: Home page.
• login.html: Login page.
• register.html: Registration page.
• protected.html: Protected page.

URLs (auth_app/urls.py)

• Defines URL patterns for the authentication views.

Built-in User Model

This project uses Django's built-in User model for authentication. The User model is part of django.contrib.auth and provides a standard way to handle users, including fields for username, email, password, and more.

Requirements

• Django
• Python 3.x

Contact

• Dimpal Kaware (https://github.com/Dimplektech)