Ditch Django's Auth Limitations - Use FusionAuth

Power your Django applications with production-ready authentication designed for modern architectures. FusionAuth delivers the scalability, security, and flexibility your growing projects demand.

Installation

Python

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pip install fusionauth-client pyjwt cryptography

Configure your application.properties to point to FusionAuth’s issuer and audience.

Usage

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def verify_fusionauth_token(request):
    token = request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION', '').replace('Bearer ', '')
    try:
        decoded = jwt.decode(token, settings.FUSIONAUTH_PUBLIC_KEY, algorithms=["RS256"])
        return get_user_model().objects.get(fusionauth_id=decoded.get('sub'))
    except:
        return None

Python

Enhance Your Django Application with FusionAuth

FusionAuth helps you scale your Django applications with enterprise-grade authentication.

API-First Design

Built on RESTful principles, the platform's API-first design seamlessly integrates with any architecture. You get full configuration via REST APIs and avoid CSRF token complications for mobile and native clients.

Seamless Migration

Migrate without complex user model changes. This solution lets you preserve existing user data while seamlessly adding modern authentication features.

Cloud Native

Built for distributed systems, this platform uses stateless JWTs to eliminate shared session storage. It's Kubernetes-ready, with built-in health checks and support for horizontal scaling.

Works with Your Stack

FusionAuth integrates seamlessly with your existing stack.

Django REST Framework

Standards-based authentication classes

Middleware for automatic user population

Custom permission classes for FusionAuth roles

Function-Based Views

Session bridge for legacy view-based apps

Middleware for automatic user population from JWTs

Admin integration for existing Django admin workflows

Smooth, Hybrid Approaches

Gradual migration strategies for existing applications

Side-by-side operation during transition periods

Preserve existing user workflows during migration

Built for Developers

Django Built-in Auth vs FusionAuth

Comparison

Performance at Scale

Django

Supports token-based and session-based auth

Optimized JWT validation

Configurable password hashing for high-traffic apps

Architecture Flexibility

Django

API-First design, suitable for more than monoliths

Built for miscroservices and distributed architectures

Seamless integration into any system

Containerization Support

Django

Stateless JWT tokens

Native containerization support with health checks

Enterprise SSO

Django

20+ pre-built enterprise connectors

SSO across all your apps—web, mobile, or APIs

Comprehensive documentation

Admin Experience

Django

Advanced admin interface with full API access

User app management, and customizable workflows

Multi-Application Support

Django

Multi-tenant architecture with isolated tenants

Multi-app with application level configurations

Run FusionAuth Your Way

Self-Hosted

On-premise deployment for data residency requirements

Docker containers for easy Django environment integration

Kubernetes deployment alongside Django applications

FusionAuth Cloud

Managed dedicated instances—no shared resources

Your own isolated infrasturcture gives you full control over your data

Full Control Over Upgrade Timing with zero maintenance

Development & Testing

Local development alongside Django run server

Test environment integration with Django test frameworks

CI/CD pipeline integration for automated testing

SOC2

Type 2 Compliance

99.99% SLA

Uptime Level

Zero

Downtime Migration

Air-gapped

Deployment Ready

Why Choose FusionAuth for Django Applications?

Enterprise-grade Security

FusionAuth is SOC 2 Type II compliant out of the box, with advanced features like threat detection, breached password detection, and MFA. It also provides comprehensive audit logging for full visibility.

Production-Scale Performance

Optimized for high-traffic Django applications, FusionAuth provides configurable password hashing, SSO, passwordless auth, and stateless JWT validation.

Modern Architecture Patterns

With an API-first design, the platform integrates seamlessly with Django REST Framework. Its microservices-ready architecture and container-native deployment are perfect for scalable applications on Kubernetes.

Community Edition – Free Forever

Ideal for startups and side projects, this self-hosted solution offers unlimited users, core authentication, and full API access. You can also fully customize the look with tenant-level theming.

Efficient Enterprise SSO

Cut SSO implementation time from weeks to days with pre-built connectors for enterprise identity providers. We provide comprehensive integration docs and examples for a smooth setup.

Performance & Reliability

99.99% uptime SLA for Enterprise plans on FusionAuth Cloud. You can also select data residency options and get predictable performance with a dedicated architecture.

Ditch Django's Auth Limitations - Use FusionAuth