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Authenticate Windows Logged in user in Flask Python
To authenticate the Windows logged-in user in a Flask application using Python, you can make use of the Flask-WindowsAuth
extension. This extension provides integration with Windows authentication protocols.
Here's an example of how you can authenticate the Windows user using Flask:
- Install the required dependencies:
shellpip install Flask Flask-WindowsAuth
- Create a Flask application (
app.py
):
pythonfrom flask import Flask
from flask_windowsauth import WindowsAuth
app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['WINDOWS_AUTH_USE_GROUPS'] = False # Optional: Set to True if you want to use Windows groups for authorization
windows_auth = WindowsAuth()
@app.route('/')
@windows_auth.required
def index():
username = windows_auth.username()
return f"Welcome, {username}!"
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)
- Run the application:
shellpython app.py
This application will authenticate the Windows user accessing the root route ("/") using the @windows_auth.required
decorator. If authentication is successful, it will retrieve the username using windows_auth.username()
and display a welcome message.
Please note that Windows authentication relies on the underlying web server's configuration. You may need to configure the server (e.g., IIS or Apache) to enable Windows authentication and pass it through to your Flask application. The above example assumes you are using the built-in Flask development server, which may not have Windows authentication enabled by default.
Additionally, keep in mind that this approach only works when the Flask application is running on a Windows machine within the same domain as the users you want to authenticate.