Third Party Authentication in Flask

Overview

The use of third party apps to assist in login is fairly common. It improves a user's experience whenever they want to access content that is protected.

Tools Used

• Flask framework
• Python 3 for programming
• SQLite database
• Flask-Bootstrap for crossplatform responsiveness
• Flask-WTF for web form creation
• Flask-Migrate for database management
• Flask-Mail to handle password reset requests
• Twitter API
• FaceBook API
• Heroku for deployment

Features

• User authentication
• Password Reset
• Message flashing for improved user feedback
• Error handling and useful redirects
• Social Logins

Deployed Application

• Flask third party auth

Contributors

• Gitau Harrison

Testing

To test this application, first clone it:

$ git clone git@github.com:GitauHarrison/third-party-authentication-using-flask.git

Create and activate your virtual environment:

$ mkvirtualenv flask_auth_test # I am using virtualenvwrapper

Install necessary dependancies as seen in requirements.txt:

(flask_auth_test)$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run the application:

(flask_auth_test)$ flask run