How can I customize authentication in Django Rest Framework?

How can I customize authentication in Django Rest Framework?

You can customize authentication in Django Rest Framework by creating your own authentication classes. Would you like to see an example?

Yes, please provide an example of a custom authentication class.

Sure! You can create a custom authentication class by subclassing BaseAuthentication. Here's a simple example:

from rest_framework.authentication import BaseAuthentication
from rest_framework.exceptions import AuthenticationFailed

class CustomAuth(BaseAuthentication):
    def authenticate(self, request):
        token = request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION')
        if not token:
            return None
        if token != 'your_custom_token':
            raise AuthenticationFailed('Invalid token')
        return (None, None)  # Return user and auth info

How do I integrate this custom authentication class into my Django project?

To integrate your custom authentication class, add it to the DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES in your settings.py:

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
        'path.to.CustomAuth',
    ],
}