python - Django authenticating using non django user -

i have write django application / website gets of it's data third party rest server. means i'm not using of default django orm models, , reading rest requests. seems working fine, since i'm able call methods on rest server , list of objects, display objects, update, add , delete objects ...

but need users log in django site / application, since registered , logged in users should able see data. of course users handled third party rest server, , not created django orm.

the rest api has methods / create user , check if user / password combination valid. wondering how should use within django application / website.

i guess won't able use request.user.is_authenticated since that's remote rest api should validate. have read remote_user can't seem find examples on how set remoteuserbackend suit needs.

anyone here has suggestions or point me in right direction?

i sugest write own authentication-backend.

you take credentials, authenticate on rest, informations need create django usermodel object , return that. ofc not saved or loaded own database. newly created object.

class mybackend(object):     def authenticate(self, username=none, password=none, token=none):         if token:             # token auth on rest         elif username , password:             # normal auth on rest         else:             return none          # read django docs user model         django.contrib.auth.models import user         myuser = user()         myuser.username = name_from_rest         myuser.set_password(pw_from_rest)         myuser.save()         return myuser         ... 

i have never done nor know if work. how try it, if not save user in db.