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_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.
netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackendnetbox.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 Seperator 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_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 )