Knox authentication

Token authentication refers to exchanging username and password for a token that will be used in all subsequent requests so to identify the user on the server side . This article revolves about implementing token authentication using Django REST Framework to make an API.

Knox provides easy to use authentication for Django REST Framework The aim is to allow for common patterns in applications that are REST based, with little extra effort; and to ensure that connections remain secure. Knox authentication is token based, similar to the TokenAuthentication built in to DRF.

Setup knox

Knox provides one token per call to the login view – allowing each client to have its own token which is deleted on the server side when the client logs out. Knox also provides an option for a logged in client to remove all tokens that the server has – forcing all clients to re-authenticate.

Setup knox

JWT Authentication Workflow

djoser library provides a set of Django Rest Framework views to handle basic actions such as registration, login, logout, password reset and account activation . It works with custom user model.