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Fixes #11977: Multiple remote authentication backends #12012

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Add suppport for REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND as iterable
decoupca Mar 20, 2023
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Closes #11977: Support for multiple auth backends
decoupca Mar 20, 2023
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jeremystretch Mar 28, 2023
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If true, NetBox will automatically create local accounts for users authenticated

Default: `'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend'`

This is the Python path to the custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to use for external user authentication. NetBox provides two built-in backends (listed below), though custom authentication backends may also be provided by other packages or plugins.
This is the Python path to the custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to use for external user authentication. NetBox provides two built-in backends (listed below), though custom authentication backends may also be provided by other packages or plugins. Provide a string for a single backend, or an iterable for multiple backends, which will be attempted in the order given.

* `netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend`
* `netbox.authentication.LDAPBackend`
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion netbox/netbox/settings.py
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Expand Up @@ -396,8 +396,10 @@ def _setting(name, default=None):
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# Set up authentication backends
if type(REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND) not in (list, tuple):
REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = [REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND]
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND,
*REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND,
'netbox.authentication.ObjectPermissionBackend',
]

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