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How do you add authentication to a Django project?

 There are several options to add authentication in Django projects: Django's built-in authentication views and models: This includes authentication views such as LoginView, LogoutView and authentication models such as User, Permission and Group. This is a simple and easy to use option. Django Allauth : A third-party package for Django that provides authentication and authorization for various social media platforms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Django Rest Framework (DRF) authentication classes : If you're building a REST API, DRF provides a variety of authentication classes that can be used to authenticate users. Custom authentication: You can build your own authentication system from scratch or build upon Django's built-in authentication system to meet your specific requirements. The best option depends on the requirements of your project. If you're building a simple website and just need standard authentication functionality, Django's built-in authentica...