crossbario / crossbario/autobahn-python

activation_code missing in wamp.auth.AuthCryptoSign

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Description

For implementing custom authenticators, one may want to pass "extra information" while connecting. It seems AuthCryptoSign class does not allow that https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-python/blob/108408cb1c274570e7e06f31427058a7b04c72fc/autobahn/wamp/auth.py#L160

I have a custom authenticator which saves the provided public key to "authorized keys" in my local db if the authextra dictionary contains a valid OTP pin, allowing to use a single wamp connection for pairing and connecting (i.e. no reconnects required)

Does the WAMP spec enforce that or any other reason we do that ? If not, then I'd like to remove that check.

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Start in autobahn/wamp/auth.py at AuthCryptoSign and review the linked implementation alongside the WAMP authentication requirements. Determine whether the activation_code check is required, then ensure custom authenticators can receive the requested authextra information without violating the specification.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Newbie friendliness
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