[Django]-How to have user automatically log into website (written in Django) from Chrome plugin

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UPDATE

I worked out this problem by firstly getting the sessionID, passing it to Django by AJAX;


In Chrome extension: 

var sessionid = '';
chrome.cookies.get(
  {url:'http://localhost', name:'sessionid'},
  function(cookie) {
    sessionid = cookie.value;
  });

Get csrf token the same way; POST both to Django; If you use GET, no need for csrf_token.
Remember to set permission in manifest.json: "http://localhost"

In Django program:

sessionid = request.POST['sessionid']
s = Session.objects.get(pk=sessionid)  # From django_session table
s_data = s.get_decoded()  # s_data is a dictionary
user_id = s_data['_auth_user_id']

with this user id, I can get and set the user’s data. I am not sure if this is safe.

👤Yifu

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