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Authentication using ``REMOTE_USER``

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.. currentmodule:: django.contrib.backends

.. currentmodule:: django.contrib.auth.backends

This document describes how to make use of external authentication sources

(where the Web server sets the ``REMOTE_USER`` environment variable) in your

``RemoteUserBackend``

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.. class:: django.contrib.backends.RemoteUserBackend

.. class:: django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend

If you need more control, you can create your own authentication backend

that inherits from ``RemoteUserBackend`` and overrides certain parts: