aaugustin/django-sesame
"Magic Links" - URLs with authentication tokens for one-click login observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
59/100
- Activity 60
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5265
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 240
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1033 stars · 58 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
django-sesame is a Python library that adds 'Magic Links' authentication to Django projects by generating URLs containing signed authentication tokens. It authenticates users from tokens found in URLs, enabling passwordless login and authenticated links.
Use cases
- add passwordless email login links to a Django app
- generate one-click login URLs for users
- email authenticated links to reports or documents
- implement shareable links that grant access to specific views
- avoid password typing on mobile devices
When to choose
- you have a Django project using django.contrib.auth and want frictionless token-based login
- you need stateless, expiring authentication tokens embedded in URLs
- you want Slack-style login-by-email
When to avoid
- your project is not built on Django
- you need full session-based or OAuth authentication flows
- you cannot accept the security tradeoffs of tokens passed in URLs
Facets
library · maturity active
auth security web-development security backend python django magic-links passwordless-authentication token-authentication one-click-login
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/aaugustin/django-sesame · fetched 2026-08-28 · c68d9d0d008a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/django-sesame/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0376cfbdb5c9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| aaugustin/django-sesame | main | 59 |
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