As we have seen, Tornado helps you deal with Cookies and Secure cookies so what's the next logical thing? Yes, user login. Let's look at the Tornado's capability for providing user authentication. Tornado provides get_current_user() method to determine if the user is already logged in. Developers need to override this method to get the current … Continue reading Tornado – Authentication
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Tornado – Secure Cookies
Well, as we read about cookies in the previous post, we can also say cookies help in tracking users, understanding their preferences and browsing activities. Cookies thus provide continuity and state across HTTP connections which we explained with users browsing through different pages without losing out information they posted. All's good, but the threat lies … Continue reading Tornado – Secure Cookies
Tornado – Cookies
Cookies are used by web developers or designers to store data on the client side. When user submits some information to the server, the server takes a decision based on posted data and redirects the user to relevant page. But when user browses to all together a different page, this information is lost. Cookies help … Continue reading Tornado – Cookies