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Modify login/authentication paths safely for browser and Python client flows

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Skill: Authentication and Login

When to Use

Use this skill when changing login screens, auth checks, cookie handling, or credential plumbing.

Core Workflow

  1. Keep server auth gate logic consistent with check_auth.
  2. Preserve cookie-based session flow in Tornado handlers.
  3. Maintain Python client authentication behavior (Visdom(..., username=..., password=...)).
  4. Keep credential hashing and verification flow aligned between browser and server.
  5. Keep cookie secret management in env_path stable.

Guardrails

  • Never weaken auth checks on handler methods.
  • Never commit or hardcode credentials/cookie secrets.
  • Treat auth changes as cross-cutting: server handlers, sockets, and client login must all remain compatible.

Documentation

  • Skill reference
  • py/visdom/server/handlers/base_handlers.py
  • py/visdom/server/handlers/web_handlers.py
  • py/visdom/server/app.py
  • py/visdom/__init__.py
  • AGENTS.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md

Assets

  • See assets/README.md and store templates/resources in assets/.

Tests

  • Follow the default flow in references/TESTS.md.