[PATCH 5/5] docs: Document token auth support
Stephen Finucane
stephen at that.guru
Sat Jun 10 03:25:14 AEST 2017
Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <stephen at that.guru>
---
docs/api/rest.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/api/rest.rst b/docs/api/rest.rst
index 8c8fd95..3d7292e 100644
--- a/docs/api/rest.rst
+++ b/docs/api/rest.rst
@@ -161,14 +161,29 @@ parameters should be passed as form-encoded data:
Authentication
--------------
-Patchwork only supports basic authentication:
+Patchwork supports authentication using your username and password (basic
+authentication) or with a token (token authentication). The latter is
+recommended.
+
+To authenticate with token authentication, you must first obtain a token. This
+can be done from your profile, e.g. https://patchwork.example.com/profile.
+Once you have a token, run:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ $ curl -H "Authorization: Token ${token}" \
+ 'https://patchwork.example.com/api/'
+
+To authenticate using basic auth, you should use your Patchwork username and
+password. To do this, run:
.. code-block:: shell
- $ curl -u username:password 'https://patchwork.example.com/api/'
+ $ curl -u ${username}:${password} \
+ 'https://patchwork.example.com/api/'
-Not all resources require authentication. Those that do will return ``404 Not
-Found`` if authentication is not provided to avoid leaking information.
+Not all resources require authentication. Those that do will return ``404 (Not
+Found)`` if authentication is not provided to avoid leaking information.
Pagination
----------
--
2.9.4
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