Django Authentication System

A simple Django authentication project demonstrating user registration, login, logout, and a protected dashboard using Django's built-in authentication framework.

Features

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Logout
• Protected Dashboard
• Django Messages Framework
• CSRF Protection
• Session-based Authentication
• Clean Template Structure

Tech Stack

• Python 3.x
• Django
• HTML
• SQLite (default)

Project Structure

login/
│── accounts/
│   ├── templates/
│   │   └── accounts/
│   │       ├── base.html
│   │       ├── login.html
│   │       ├── register.html
│   │       └── dashboard.html
│   ├── views.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   ├── forms.py
│   └── models.py
│
├── login/
│   ├── settings.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
│
├── manage.py
└── requirements.txt

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/umarazlan/Django-Auth.git

2. Navigate to the project

cd Django-Auth

3. Create a virtual environment

Windows

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

Linux/macOS

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Apply migrations

python manage.py migrate

6. Run the development server

python manage.py runserver

Open your browser and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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Authentication Flow

Register

• Create a new account.
• Password validation is handled by Django.

Login

• Authenticate using username and password.
• User session is created after successful login.

Dashboard

• Accessible only after authentication.
• Displays:
  • Username
  • Email Address

Logout

• Ends the user session.
• Redirects back to the login page.

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Templates

base.html

Provides:

• Navigation
• Authentication status
• Flash messages
• Common layout

register.html

Displays the registration form using:

{{ form.as_p }}

login.html

Contains a custom login form with:

• Username
• Password
• CSRF Protection

dashboard.html

Displays logged-in user information.

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Security Features

• CSRF Protection
• Django Authentication Framework
• Password Hashing
• Session Authentication
• Login Required Access

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Future Improvements

• Password Reset via Email
• User Profile Page
• Profile Picture Upload
• Email Verification
• Remember Me Option
• Bootstrap UI
• Custom User Model
• Responsive Design

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Author

Umar Azlan

GitHub: https://github.com/umarazlan

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.