How can I implement social authentication in Django?

How can I implement social authentication in Django?

You can use the social-auth-app-django package to easily integrate social authentication in your Django project.

What are the steps to set it up?

First, install the package using pip, then add it to your INSTALLED_APPS. After that, configure the authentication backends in your settings.

Do I need to create a developer account for each social provider?

Yes, you'll need to create developer accounts for each provider (like Google, Facebook) to get API keys.

Can you show me an example of the settings configuration?

Sure! In your settings.py, you would add something like this:

AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
    'social_core.backends.google.GoogleOAuth2',
    'social_core.backends.facebook.FacebookOAuth2',
    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
)

SOCIAL_AUTH_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_KEY = 'your-google-client-id'
SOCIAL_AUTH_GOOGLE_OAUTH2_SECRET = 'your-google-client-secret'