[Zope] Programmatically authenticating users?

[Chris Withers]

Alec Munro wrote:

> I have an application where I need to have a large number of users. I
> don't want to override Zope's existing user authentication mechanism,
> but I am trying to wrap it in my own code, to access additional
> information about a user.
> Here's what I want to do:
> Present user with login form.
> Pass username and password to Zope to authenticate.
> If authenticated, retrieve additional information related to that user.

Look for the PluggableAuthService or SimpleUserFolder, both may help you...

Chris

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