Can I use HTTP Basic Authentication with Django?

Question

We have a website running on Apache, access to which has a number of static pages protected via HTTP Basic authentication.

I\'ve written a new part of the site with

Answer 1

There is httpauth.py. I'm still a complete newb with Django so I've no idea how it fits in exactly, but it should do what you're looking for.

Edit: here's a longer bug thread on the subject.