Add configuration to require POST only authentication requsts

.gitignore

@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ changelog.sh
 .python-version
 
 files/local.env
+.venv/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 - Uses Django native JSON field
+- Introduce configuration to request POST only requests for social authentication
 
 ## [5.2.0](https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/releases/tag/5.2.0) - 2023-03-31
 

social_django/utils.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 from social_core.exceptions import MissingBackend
 from social_core.utils import get_strategy, module_member, setting_name
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
 STORAGE = getattr(
     settings, setting_name("STORAGE"), "social_django.models.DjangoStorage"
 )
+REQUIRE_POST = setting_name("REQUIRE_POST")
+
 Strategy = module_member(STRATEGY)
 Storage = module_member(STORAGE)
 
@@ -48,3 +51,15 @@ def wrapper(request, backend, *args, **kwargs):
         return wrapper
 
     return decorator
+
+
+def maybe_require_post(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(request, backend, *args, **kwargs):
+        require_post = getattr(settings, REQUIRE_POST, False)
+        if require_post:
+            return require_POST(func)(request, backend, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return func(request, backend, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper

social_django/views.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from social_core.actions import do_auth, do_complete, do_disconnect
 from social_core.utils import setting_name
 
-from .utils import psa
+from .utils import maybe_require_post, psa
 
 NAMESPACE = getattr(settings, setting_name("URL_NAMESPACE"), None) or "social"
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 @never_cache
+@maybe_require_post
 @psa(f"{NAMESPACE}:complete")
 def auth(request, backend):
     return do_auth(request.backend, redirect_name=REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME)

tests/test_views.py

@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ def test_begin_view(self):
         response = self.client.get(url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
+    def test_require_post_works(self):
+        with override_settings(SOCIAL_AUTH_REQUIRE_POST=True):
+            response = self.client.get(
+                reverse("social:begin", kwargs={"backend": "facebook"})
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
+
     @mock.patch("social_core.backends.base.BaseAuth.request")
     def test_complete(self, mock_request):
         url = reverse("social:complete", kwargs={"backend": "facebook"})