Clean the http-based auth module

config

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stock = utf-8
 
 [auth]
 # Authentication method
-# Value: None | htpasswd | IMAP | LDAP | PAM | courier
+# Value: None | htpasswd | IMAP | LDAP | PAM | courier | http
 type = None
 
 # Usernames used for public collections, separated by a comma
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ pam_group_membership =
 courier_socket =
 
 # HTTP authentication request URL endpoint
-auth_url =
-# POST param to use for username
-user_param = username
-# POST param to use for password
-password_param = password
+http_url =
+# POST parameter to use for username
+http_user_parameter =
+# POST parameter to use for password
+http_password_parameter =
 
 
 [rights]

radicale/auth/http.py

@@ -20,19 +20,24 @@
 """
 HTTP authentication.
 
-Make a request to an authentication server with the username/password.
+Authentication based on the ``requests`` module.
+
+Post a request to an authentication server with the username/password.
 Anything other than a 200/201 response is considered auth failure.
 
 """
 
 import requests
+
 from .. import config, log
 
-AUTH_URL = config.get("auth", "auth_url")
-USER_PARAM = config.get("auth", "user_param")
-PASSWORD_PARAM = config.get("auth", "password_param")
+AUTH_URL = config.get("auth", "http_url")
+USER_PARAM = config.get("auth", "http_user_parameter")
+PASSWORD_PARAM = config.get("auth", "http_password_parameter")
+
 
 def is_authenticated(user, password):
-  payload = {USER_PARAM: user, PASSWORD_PARAM: password}
-  r = requests.post(AUTH_URL, data=payload)
-  return r.status_code in [200, 201]
+    """Check if ``user``/``password`` couple is valid."""
+    log.LOGGER.debug("HTTP-based auth on %s." % AUTH_URL)
+    payload = {USER_PARAM: user, PASSWORD_PARAM: password}
+    return requests.post(AUTH_URL, data=payload).status_code in (200, 201)

radicale/config.py

@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ INITIAL_CONFIG = {
         "stock": "utf-8"},
     "auth": {
         "type": "None",
-        "auth_url": "",
-        "user_param": "username",
-        "password_param": "password",
         "public_users": "public",
         "private_users": "private",
         "htpasswd_filename": "/etc/radicale/users",
@@ -69,7 +66,10 @@ INITIAL_CONFIG = {
         "ldap_password": "",
         "ldap_scope": "OneLevel",
         "pam_group_membership": "",
-        "courier_socket": ""},
+        "courier_socket": "",
+        "http_url": "",
+        "http_user_parameter": "",
+        "http_password_parameter": ""},
     "rights": {
         "type": "None",
         "file": ""},