---
id: asyauth
version: "0.0.23"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: aging
---

# asyauth — Unified authentication library

License: unclear · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 94.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

asyauth is a unified authentication library that abstracts multiple authentication protocols and mechanisms behind a common interface. It wraps protocol-specific implementations—including Kerberos via minikerberos, cryptographic operations via unicrypto and asn1crypto, and socket handling via asysocks—to let developers work with authentication without managing each protocol's details separately.

The package is designed for scenarios where authentication needs to work across different protocols or where you want to defer protocol selection until runtime. It supports Python 3.7 and later and is distributed as a pure-Python wheel, making installation straightforward. The library appears to be stable but aging, with the last update 289 days ago; it has no known security vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Implement authentication in tools that need to support multiple protocols (e.g., Kerberos, NTLM) without rewriting auth logic.
- Build network utilities or penetration-testing frameworks that abstract protocol details from higher-level logic.
- Develop credential-handling middleware that can switch between authentication mechanisms at runtime.
- Create cross-platform authentication wrappers where protocol choice depends on environment or configuration.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides unified authentication handling across multiple protocols and mechanisms, abstracting away protocol-specific details behind a common interface.

Yes, with conditions. Install if you need a unified authentication abstraction and are comfortable with an aging codebase (last update 289 days ago) and an unclear license. Verify the actual license in the repository and test compatibility with your specific authentication protocols before deploying to production. No known vulnerabilities and low install friction are in its favor.

## Install

pip install asyauth
uv add asyauth
poetry add asyauth

## Installing asyauth

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Maintenance is aging—last commit was 289 days ago—but the repository remains active and not archived, suggesting the package is stable rather than abandoned.

License in practice: License status is unclear; no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the metadata. Verify the actual license terms in the repository before using in commercial or proprietary contexts.

Quickstart:

pip install asyauth

from asyauth import asyauth
# Instantiate and configure authentication handler
auth = asyauth()
# Use for protocol-agnostic authentication

Requires Python 3.7 or later; depends on unicrypto, asn1crypto, asysocks, and minikerberos at runtime.

Verify before relying:

- What specific authentication protocols and mechanisms does this library support beyond Kerberos?
- Is there documentation or examples showing typical usage patterns?
- What is the actual license under which asyauth is distributed?

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 94.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

unified authentication library, multi-protocol auth abstraction, kerberos authentication python, asynchronous authentication, authentication framework, authentication, kerberos, cryptography

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