c.l.w.i.IPlacelessAuthUtility(IAuthentication) : interface documentation

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Known implementations: canonical.launchpad.webapp.authentication.PlacelessAuthUtility

This is a marker interface for a utility that supplies the interface of the authentication service placelessly, with the addition of a method to allow the acquisition of a principal using his login name.
Method getPrincipalByLogin Return a principal based on his login name.
def getPrincipalByLogin(login, want_password=True):
Return a principal based on his login name.

The principal's password is set to None if want_password is False.

API Documentation for Launchpad, generated by pydoctor at 2010-09-27 00:00:11.