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Workshop

The workshop consists of a set of questions and answers designed to solidify your understanding of the material covered in this hour. Try answering the questions before looking at the answers.

Quiz

1. Which function verifies that a username and password match a User object in the database?
2. Which function adds the User object to the current session?
3. Which variable do you use inside a template to access user permissions?
4. What type of context object must be added to the render_to_response() call to allow you to access authentication and permission information?

Quiz Answers

1. The django.contrib.auth.authenticate() function
2. The django.contrib.auth.login() function
3. The perms variable
4. A RequestContext object

1.	Which function verifies that a username and password match a `User` object in the database?
2.	Which function adds the `User` object to the current session?
3.	Which variable do you use inside a template to access user permissions?
4.	What type of context object must be added to the `render_to_response()` call to allow you to access authentication and permission information?

1.	The `django.contrib.auth.authenticate()` function
2.	The `django.contrib.auth.login()` function
3.	The `perms` variable
4.	A `RequestContext` object