Utils User

inyoka.utils.user

Several utilities to work with users.

Some parts are ported from the django auth-module.

copyright:

2007-2025 by the Inyoka Team, see AUTHORS for more details.

license:

BSD, see LICENSE for more details.

inyoka.utils.user.check_activation_key(user, key)

Check if an activation key is correct

Parameters:

user: An user object a new key will be generated for. (For checking purposes)
key: The key that needs to be checked for the user.

inyoka.utils.user.gen_activation_key(user)

It’s calculated using a sha1 hash of the user id, the username, the users email and our secret key and shortened to ensure the activation link has less than 80 chars.

Parameters:

user: An user object from the user the key will be generated for.

inyoka.utils.user.is_valid_username(name): Check if the username entered is a valid one.