zope.authentication 6.0

Definition of authentication basics for the Zope Framework

zope.authentication

This package provides a definition of authentication concepts for use in Zope Framework. This includes:

• IAuthentication

• IUnauthenticatedPrincipal

• ILogout

Documentation is hosted at https://zopeauthentication.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Changes

6.0 (2025-09-12)

• Replace pkg_resources namespace with PEP 420 native namespace.

5.1 (2025-02-13)

• Add support for Python 3.12, 3.13.

• Drop support for Python 3.7, 3.8.

5.0 (2023-01-06)

• Add support for Python 3.10, 3.11.

• Drop support for Python 2.7, 3.5, 3.6.

4.5.0 (2021-03-19)

• Add support for Python 3.8 and 3.9.

• Drop support for Python 3.4.

• Fix deprecated test imports from zope.component to use the correct imports from zope.interface.

4.4.0 (2018-08-24)

• Host documentation at https://zopeauthentication.readthedocs.io

• Add support for Python 3.7.

• Drop support for Python 3.3.

• Drop support for python setup.py test.

4.3.0 (2017-05-11)

• Add support for Python 3.5 and 3.6.

• Drop support for Python 2.6 and 3.2.

4.2.1 (2015-06-05)

• Add support for PyPy3 and Python 3.2.

4.2.0 (2014-12-26)

• Add support for PyPy. PyPy3 support is blocked on a release of a fix for: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/issue/1946

• Add support for Python 3.4.

• Add support for testing on Travis.

4.1.0 (2013-02-21)

• Add support for Python 3.3.

• Add tox.ini and MANIFEST.in.

4.0.0 (2012-07-04)

• Break inappropriate testing dependency on zope.component.nextutility.

  (Forward-compatibility with zope.component 4.0.0).

• Replace deprecated zope.component.adapts usage with equivalent zope.component.adapter decorator.

• Replace deprecated zope.interface.implements usage with equivalent zope.interface.implementer decorator.

• Drop support for Python 2.4 and 2.5.

3.7.1 (2010-04-30)

• Remove undeclared testing dependency on zope.testing.

3.7.0 (2009-03-14)

Initial release. This package was split off from zope.app.security to provide a separate common interface definition for authentication utilities without extra dependencies.