django-social-auth incorrect authentication service

Question

I was trying to use django-social-auth today, but turned out I got an error everytime I tried to login using it.

I was using the example found in its git master branc

Answer 1

In my case the problem was that I had FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET instead of FACEBOOK_API_SECRET. It was due to the fact that I migrated from django-facebook to django-social-auth.

Answer 2

Well, without seeing your configuration this will simply be a shot in the dark. But the django-social-auth code has this:

def complete_process(request, backend):
    """Authentication complete process"""
    backend = get_backend(backend, request, request.path)
    if not backend:
        return HttpResponseServerError('Incorrect authentication service')
    ...

So, offhand, I would guess that you don't have the right backend configured or, at the very least, Django can't find it. Make sure you have the appropriate backend configured in AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS and that you've obtained the required OAuth keys from the service you want to use.

Keep in mind, too, that this error occurs in the django-social-auth code in a few places, but always when the specified backend can't be retrieved.

Answer 3

It may be you don't have the FACEBOOK_APP_ID or FACEBOOK_API_SECRET set.