Authentication and Security Options for Shiny for Python

I've been building applications with Python, both the frontend and the backend. I moved from Flet to Shiny for Python.

I could not find a Shiny for Python login module, so I started to use my own. I'm using the free-tier of Posit Connect Cloud. I'm building some tutorials on a simple approach using the environmental variables.

• 01 Build Secure Python Web Apps (JWT, Hashing, SQL) — Free Course
• 02 Python Security Basics: Environment Variables & Secrets

On the free tier of Posit Connect Cloud, I'm doing this:

Settings for Environmental Variable Access

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