AuthBackend function

Create AuthBackend

Creates AuthBackend class object.

Note

This object is typically constructed via a derived classes, e.g. AuthBackendBasic or AuthBackendBearer .

References

falcon-auth

See Also

Other AuthBackend: AuthBackendBasic, AuthBackendBearer, AuthMiddleware

Public fields

• HTTPError: Class which raises HTTP errors.

Methods

Public methods

• list("AuthBackend$new()")

• list("AuthBackend$authenticate()")

• list("AuthBackend$clone()")

Method new()

Creates AuthBackend class object.

Usage

AuthBackend$new(FUN, auth_header_prefix)

Arguments

• FUN: Authentication handler function.

• auth_header_prefix: Authentication HTTP header prefix.

Method authenticate()

This placeholder. It must be implemented in the subclass.

Usage

AuthBackend$authenticate()

Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

AuthBackend$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

• deep: Whether to make a deep clone.