Remote Authentication Settings
The configuration parameters listed here control remote authentication for NetBox. Note that REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
must be true in order for these settings to take effect.
REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_GROUPS
Default: False
If true, NetBox will automatically create groups specified in the REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_HEADER
header if they don't already exist. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER
Default: False
If true, NetBox will automatically create local accounts for users authenticated via a remote service. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND
Default: 'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend'
This is the Python path to the custom Django authentication backend to use for external user authentication. NetBox provides two built-in backends (listed below), though custom authentication backends may also be provided by other packages or plugins. Provide a string for a single backend, or an iterable for multiple backends, which will be attempted in the order given.
netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend
netbox.authentication.LDAPBackend
REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS
Default: []
(Empty list)
The list of groups to assign a new user account when created using remote authentication. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS
Default: {}
(Empty dictionary)
A mapping of permissions to assign a new user account when created using remote authentication. Each key in the dictionary should be set to a dictionary of the attributes to be applied to the permission, or None
to allow all objects. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
as True and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
as False.)
REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
Default: False
NetBox can be configured to support remote user authentication by inferring user authentication from an HTTP header set by the HTTP reverse proxy (e.g. nginx or Apache). Set this to True
to enable this functionality. (Local authentication will still take effect as a fallback.) (REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS
will not function if REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
is disabled)
REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_HEADER
Default: 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_GROUP'
When remote user authentication is in use, this is the name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the currently authenticated user. For example, to use the request header X-Remote-User-Groups
it needs to be set to HTTP_X_REMOTE_USER_GROUPS
. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)
REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SEPARATOR
Default: |
(Pipe)
The Separator upon which REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_HEADER
gets split into individual Groups. This needs to be coordinated with your authentication Proxy. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)
REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
Default: False
NetBox can be configured to sync remote user groups by inferring user authentication from an HTTP header set by the HTTP reverse proxy (e.g. nginx or Apache). Set this to True
to enable this functionality. (Local authentication will still take effect as a fallback.) (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER
Default: 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER'
When remote user authentication is in use, this is the name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the currently authenticated user. For example, to use the request header X-Remote-User
it needs to be set to HTTP_X_REMOTE_USER
. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_USER_EMAIL
Default: 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_EMAIL'
When remote user authentication is in use, this is the name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the email address of the currently authenticated user. For example, to use the request header X-Remote-User-Email
it needs to be set to HTTP_X_REMOTE_USER_EMAIL
. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_USER_FIRST_NAME
Default: 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_FIRST_NAME'
When remote user authentication is in use, this is the name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the first name of the currently authenticated user. For example, to use the request header X-Remote-User-First-Name
it needs to be set to HTTP_X_REMOTE_USER_FIRST_NAME
. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_USER_LAST_NAME
Default: 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_LAST_NAME'
When remote user authentication is in use, this is the name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the last name of the currently authenticated user. For example, to use the request header X-Remote-User-Last-Name
it needs to be set to HTTP_X_REMOTE_USER_LAST_NAME
. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
.)
REMOTE_AUTH_SUPERUSER_GROUPS
Default: []
(Empty list)
The list of groups that promote an remote User to Superuser on Login. If group isn't present on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)
REMOTE_AUTH_SUPERUSERS
Default: []
(Empty list)
The list of users that get promoted to Superuser on Login. If user isn't present in list on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)
REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_GROUPS
Default: []
(Empty list)
The list of groups that promote an remote User to Staff on Login. If group isn't present on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)
REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_USERS
Default: []
(Empty list)
The list of users that get promoted to Staff on Login. If user isn't present in list on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED
and REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED
)