src/config/auth.rst

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.. highlight:: ini

================================
Authentication and Authorization
================================

.. _config/admins:

Server Administrators
=====================

.. config:section:: admins :: Server Administrators

    A default CouchDB install provides admin-level access to all connecting
    users. This configuration is known as `Admin Party`, and is not recommended
    for in-production usage. You can crash the party simply by creating the
    first admin account. CouchDB server administrators and passwords are not
    stored in the ``_users`` database, but in the last ``[admins]`` section
    that CouchDB finds when loading its ini files. See :config:intro for
    details on config file order and behaviour. This file (which could be
    something like ``etc/local.ini`` or ``etc/local.d/10-admins.ini`` on a
    Debian/Ubuntu system installed from packages) should be appropriately
    secured and readable only by system administrators::

        [admins]
        ;admin = mysecretpassword
        admin = -hashed-6d3c30241ba0aaa4e16c6ea99224f915687ed8cd,7f4a3e05e0cbc6f48a0035e3508eef90
        architect = -pbkdf2-43ecbd256a70a3a2f7de40d2374b6c3002918834,921a12f74df0c1052b3e562a23cd227f,10000

    Administrators can be added directly to the ``[admins]`` section, and when
    CouchDB is restarted, the passwords will be salted and encrypted. You may
    also use the HTTP interface to create administrator accounts; this way,
    you don't need to restart CouchDB, and there's no need to temporarily store
    or transmit passwords in plaintext. The HTTP
    ``/_node/{node-name}/_config/admins`` endpoint supports querying, deleting
    or creating new admin accounts:

    .. code-block:: http

        GET /_node/nonode@nohost/_config/admins HTTP/1.1
        Accept: application/json
        Host: localhost:5984

    .. code-block:: http

        HTTP/1.1 200 OK
        Cache-Control: must-revalidate
        Content-Length: 196
        Content-Type: application/json
        Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:37:18 GMT
        Server: CouchDB (Erlang/OTP)

    .. code-block:: json

        {
            "admin": "-hashed-6d3c30241ba0aaa4e16c6ea99224f915687ed8cd,7f4a3e05e0cbc6f48a0035e3508eef90",
            "architect": "-pbkdf2-43ecbd256a70a3a2f7de40d2374b6c3002918834,921a12f74df0c1052b3e562a23cd227f,10000"
        }

    If you already have a salted, encrypted password string (for example, from
    an old ini file, or from a different CouchDB server), then you can store
    the "raw" encrypted string, without having CouchDB doubly encrypt it.

    .. code-block:: http

        PUT /_node/nonode@nohost/_config/admins/architect?raw=true HTTP/1.1
        Accept: application/json
        Content-Type: application/json
        Content-Length: 89
        Host: localhost:5984

        "-pbkdf2-43ecbd256a70a3a2f7de40d2374b6c3002918834,921a12f74df0c1052b3e562a23cd227f,10000"

    .. code-block:: http

        HTTP/1.1 200 OK
        Cache-Control: must-revalidate
        Content-Length: 89
        Content-Type: application/json
        Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:39:18 GMT
        Server: CouchDB (Erlang/OTP)

        "-pbkdf2-43ecbd256a70a3a2f7de40d2374b6c3002918834,921a12f74df0c1052b3e562a23cd227f,10000"

    Further details are available in `security`, including configuring the work
    factor for ``PBKDF2``, and the algorithm itself at
    `PBKDF2 (RFC-2898) <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2898>`_.

    .. versionchanged::
        1.4 `PBKDF2` server-side hashed salted password support added, now as a
        synchronous call for the ``_config/admins`` API.

.. _config/couch_httpd_auth:

Authentication Configuration
============================

.. config:section:: chttpd :: Clustered Authentication Configuration

    .. config:option:: require_valid_user :: Force user authentication

        When this option is set to ``true``, no requests are allowed from
        anonymous users. Everyone must be authenticated. ::

            [chttpd]
            require_valid_user = false

    .. config:option:: require_valid_user_except_for_up :: Force user auth (mostly)

        When this option is set to ``true``, no requests are allowed from
        anonymous users, *except* for the ``/_up`` endpoint. Everyone else must
        be authenticated. ::

            [chttpd]
            require_valid_user_except_for_up = false

.. config:section:: couch_httpd_auth :: Authentication Configuration

    .. config:option:: allow_persistent_cookies :: Persistent cookies

        When set to ``true``, CouchDB will refresh the session cookie whenever
        the session is nearing expiration. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            allow_persistent_cookies = true

    .. config:option:: cookie_domain :: Cookie Domain

        .. versionadded:: 2.1.1

        Configures the ``domain`` attribute of the ``AuthSession`` cookie. By default the
        ``domain`` attribute is empty, resulting in the cookie being set on CouchDB's domain. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            cookie_domain = example.com

    .. config:option:: same_site :: SameSite

        .. versionadded:: 3.0.0

        When this option is set to a non-empty value, a ``SameSite`` attribute is added to
        the ``AuthSession`` cookie. Valid values are ``none``, ``lax`` or ``strict``.::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            same_site = strict

    .. config:option:: auth_cache_size :: Authentication cache

        Number of :ref:`userctx_object` to cache in memory, to reduce disk
        lookups. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            auth_cache_size = 50

    .. config:option:: authentication_redirect :: Default redirect for authentication requests

        Specifies the location for redirection on successful authentication if
        a ``text/html`` response is accepted by the client (via an ``Accept``
        header). ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            authentication_redirect = /_utils/session.html

    .. config:option:: iterations :: PBKDF2 iterations count

        .. versionadded:: 1.3

        The number of iterations for password hashing by the PBKDF2 algorithm.
        A higher  number provides better hash durability, but comes at a cost
        in performance for each request that requires authentication. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            iterations = 10000

    .. config:option:: min_iterations :: Minimum PBKDF2 iterations count

        .. versionadded:: 1.6

        The minimum number of iterations allowed for passwords hashed by the
        PBKDF2 algorithm. Any user with fewer iterations is forbidden. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            min_iterations = 100

    .. config:option:: max_iterations :: Maximum PBKDF2 iterations count

        .. versionadded:: 1.6

        The maximum number of iterations allowed for passwords hashed by the
        PBKDF2 algorithm. Any user with greater iterations is forbidden. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            max_iterations = 100000

    .. config:option:: proxy_use_secret :: Force proxy auth to use secret token

        When this option is set to ``true``, the
        :option:`couch_httpd_auth/secret` option is required for
        :ref:`api/auth/proxy`. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            proxy_use_secret = false

    .. config:option:: public_fields :: User documents public fields

        .. versionadded:: 1.4

        A comma-separated list of field names in user documents (in
        :option:`couchdb/users_db_suffix`) that can be read by any
        user. If unset or not specified, authenticated users can only retrieve
        their own document. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            public_fields = first_name, last_name, contacts, url

        .. note::
            Using the ``public_fields`` whitelist for user document properties
            requires setting the :option:`couch_httpd_auth/users_db_public`
            option to ``true`` (the latter option has no other purpose)::

                [couch_httpd_auth]
                users_db_public = true

    .. config:option:: require_valid_user :: Force user authentication

        When this option is set to ``true``, no requests are allowed from
        anonymous users. Everyone must be authenticated. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            require_valid_user = false

    .. config:option:: secret :: Authentication secret token

        The secret token is used for :ref:`api/auth/proxy` and for :ref:`api/auth/cookie`. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            secret = 92de07df7e7a3fe14808cef90a7cc0d91

    .. config:option:: timeout :: Session timeout

        Number of seconds since the last request before sessions will be
        expired. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            timeout = 600

    .. config:option:: users_db_public :: Publish user documents

        .. versionadded:: 1.4

        Allow all users to view user documents. By default, only admins may
        browse all users documents, while users may browse only their own
        document. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            users_db_public = false

    .. config:option:: x_auth_roles :: Proxy Auth roles header

        The HTTP header name (``X-Auth-CouchDB-Roles`` by default) that
        contains the list of a user's roles, separated by a comma. Used for
        :ref:`api/auth/proxy`. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            x_auth_roles = X-Auth-CouchDB-Roles

    .. config:option:: x_auth_token :: Proxy Auth token header

        The HTTP header name (``X-Auth-CouchDB-Token`` by default) containing
        the token used to authenticate the authorization. This token is an
        `HMAC-SHA1` created from the :option:`couch_httpd_auth/secret` and
        :option:`couch_httpd_auth/x_auth_username`. The secret key should be
        the same on the client and the CouchDB node. This token is optional if
        the value of the :option:`couch_httpd_auth/proxy_use_secret` option is
        not ``true``. Used for :ref:`api/auth/proxy`. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            x_auth_token = X-Auth-CouchDB-Token

    .. config:option:: x_auth_username :: Proxy Auth username header

        The HTTP header name (``X-Auth-CouchDB-UserName`` by default)
        containing the username. Used for :ref:`api/auth/proxy`. ::

            [couch_httpd_auth]
            x_auth_username = X-Auth-CouchDB-UserName