Adds more help to docs

iMerica · Mar 28, 2020 · c4130d1 · c4130d1
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@@ -269,3 +269,18 @@ By default ``dj-rest-auth`` uses Django's Token-based authentication. If you wan
 .. code-block:: python
 
     REST_USE_JWT = True
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+4. Declare what you want the cookie key to be called.
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+.. code-block:: python
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+    JWT_AUTH_COOKIE = 'my-app-auth'
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+This example value above will cause dj-rest-auth to return a `Set-Cookie` header that looks like this:
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+.. code-block:: bash
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+    Set-Cookie: my-app-auth=xxxxxxxxxxxxx; expires=Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:59:00 GMT; HttpOnly; Max-Age=300; Path=/
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+``JWT_AUTH_COOKIE`` is also used while authenticating each request against protected views.