Adding optional alt_auth parameter to allow non-HTPASSWD authentication #97
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Added optional alt_auth parameter for specification of authentication mechanism via procedural startup (i.e., init.app). Specifically not enabled for command-line invocation for security purposes. The alt_auth parameter propagates to _app.configure, where it is verified and added to the configuration object (which has been extended to include this field). The config.alt_auth attribute is then invoked (if assigned) in the auth decorator object as a drop-in replacement for _app.validate_user.
This is intended to give administrators the ability to hook in other authentication mechanisms when pypiserver is started procedurally. For example, the following .py file (used with a Passenger configuration) provides a basic .CSV-based method (for demo purposes only), which could just as easily be extended to LDAP or other mechanisms.