At the heart of a web application is the ability for any user, anywhere in the world, to register an account with your app and start using it. In this chapter, you’ll build forms so users can add their own topics and entries, and edit existing entries. You’ll also learn how Django guards against common attacks against form-based pages, so you won’t have to spend much time thinking about securing your apps.
You’ll also implement a user authentication system. You’ll build a registration page for users to create accounts, and then restrict access to certain pages to logged-in users only. Then you’ll modify some of the view ...
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