+README
+======
+Astakos is an identity management service, built by GRNET using Django (https://www.djangoproject.com/).
+Learn more about Astakos at: http://code.grnet.gr/projects/astakos
+
+Consult COPYRIGHT for licensing information.
+
+About Astakos application
+-------------------------
+
+This package contains the Django application that implements all identity management functions.
+
+How to run
+----------
+
+Use snf-webproject to run Astakos automatically.
+
+To use Astakos in a custom Django project, add ``astakos.im`` to ``INSTALLED_APPS``. Astakos requires South (http://south.aeracode.org/).
+
+Also, add the following to your ``settings.py``::
+
+ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
+ ...
+ 'astakos.im.context_processors.cloudbar',
+ 'astakos.im.context_processors.im_modules',
+ 'astakos.im.context_processors.next',
+ 'astakos.im.context_processors.code',
+ 'astakos.im.context_processors.invitations')
+
+ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ('astakos.im.auth_backends.EmailBackend',
+ 'astakos.im.auth_backends.TokenBackend')
+
+ CUSTOM_USER_MODEL = 'astakos.im.AstakosUser'
+
+ LOGIN_URL = '/im'
+
+Settings
+--------
+
+Configure in ``settings.py`` or a ``.conf`` file in ``/etc/synnefo`` if using snf-webproject.
+
+============================== ============================================================================= ===========================================================================================
+Name Default value Description
+============================== ============================================================================= ===========================================================================================
+ASTAKOS_AUTH_TOKEN_DURATION one month Expiration time of newly created auth tokens
+ASTAKOS_TWITTER_KEY Twitter ``oauth_token``
+ASTAKOS_TWITTER_SECRET Twitter ``oauth_token_secret``
+ASTAKOS_DEFAULT_USER_LEVEL 4 Default (not-invited) user level
+ASTAKOS_INVITATIONS_PER_LEVEL {0:100, 1:2, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0} Number of user invitations per user level
+ASTAKOS_DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL GRNET Cloud <no-reply\@grnet.gr> ``from`` parameter passed in ``django.core.mail.send_mail``
+ASTAKOS_DEFAULT_CONTACT_EMAIL support\@cloud.grnet.gr Contact email
+ASTAKOS_DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL support\@cloud.grnet.gr Administrator email to receive user creation notifications (if None disables notifications)
+ASTAKOS_IM_MODULES ['local', 'twitter', 'shibboleth'] Signup modules
+ASTAKOS_FORCE_PROFILE_UPDATE True Force user profile verification
+ASTAKOS_INVITATIONS_ENABLED True Enable invitations
+ASTAKOS_COOKIE_NAME _pithos2_a ``Key`` parameter passed in ``django.http.HttpResponse.set_cookie``
+ASTAKOS_COOKIE_DOMAIN None ``Domain`` parameter passed in ``django.http.HttpResponse.set_cookie``
+ASTAKOS_COOKIE_SECURE True ``Secure`` parameter passed in ``django.http.HttpResponse.set_cookie``
+ASTAKOS_IM_STATIC_URL /static/im/ URL to use when referring to static files
+ASTAKOS_MODERATION_ENABLED True If False and invitations are not enabled newly created user will be automatically accepted
+ASTAKOS_BASEURL \http://pithos.dev.grnet.gr Astakos baseurl
+ASTAKOS_SITENAME GRNET Cloud Service name that appears in emails
+ASTAKOS_CLOUD_SERVICES ({'icon': 'home-icon.png', 'id': 'cloud', 'name': 'grnet cloud', 'url': '/'}, Cloud services appear in the horizontal bar
+ {'id': 'okeanos', 'name': 'cyclades', 'url': '/okeanos.html'},
+ {'id': 'pithos', 'name': 'pithos+', 'url': '/ui/'})
+ASTAKOS_RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY Recaptcha public key obtained after registration here: http://recaptcha.net
+ASTAKOS_RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY Recaptcha private key obtained after registration here: http://recaptcha.net
+ASTAKOS_RECAPTCHA_OPTIONS {'theme': 'white'} Options for customizing reCAPTCHA look and feel
+ (see: http://code.google.com/intl/el-GR/apis/recaptcha/docs/customization.html)
+ASTAKOS_LOGOUT_NEXT Where the user should be redirected after logout
+ (if not set and no next parameter is defined it renders login page with message)
+============================== ============================================================================= ===========================================================================================
+
+Administrator functions
+-----------------------
+
+Available as extensions to Django's command-line management utility:
+
+=============== ===========================
+Name Description
+=============== ===========================
+activateuser Activates one or more users
+createuser Create a user
+inviteuser Invite a user
+listinvitations List invitations
+listusers List users
+modifyuser Modify a user's attributes
+showinvitation Show invitation info
+showuser Show user info
+=============== ===========================