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Middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware
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:synopsis: Django's built-in middleware classes.
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This document explains all middleware components that come with Django. For
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information on how to use them and how to write your own middleware, see
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the :doc:`middleware usage guide </topics/http/middleware>`.
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Available middleware
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====================
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Cache middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.cache
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:synopsis: Middleware for the site-wide cache.
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.. class:: UpdateCacheMiddleware
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.. class:: FetchFromCacheMiddleware
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Enable the site-wide cache. If these are enabled, each Django-powered page will
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be cached for as long as the :setting:`CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS` setting
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defines. See the :doc:`cache documentation </topics/cache>`.
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"Common" middleware
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-------------------
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.. module:: django.middleware.common
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:synopsis: Middleware adding "common" conveniences for perfectionists.
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.. class:: CommonMiddleware
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Adds a few conveniences for perfectionists:
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* Forbids access to user agents in the :setting:`DISALLOWED_USER_AGENTS`
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setting, which should be a list of compiled regular expression objects.
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* Performs URL rewriting based on the :setting:`APPEND_SLASH` and
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:setting:`PREPEND_WWW` settings.
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If :setting:`APPEND_SLASH` is ``True`` and the initial URL doesn't end
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with a slash, and it is not found in the URLconf, then a new URL is
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formed by appending a slash at the end. If this new URL is found in the
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URLconf, then Django redirects the request to this new URL. Otherwise,
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the initial URL is processed as usual.
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For example, ``foo.com/bar`` will be redirected to ``foo.com/bar/`` if
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you don't have a valid URL pattern for ``foo.com/bar`` but *do* have a
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valid pattern for ``foo.com/bar/``.
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If :setting:`PREPEND_WWW` is ``True``, URLs that lack a leading "www."
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will be redirected to the same URL with a leading "www."
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Both of these options are meant to normalize URLs. The philosophy is that
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each URL should exist in one, and only one, place. Technically a URL
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``foo.com/bar`` is distinct from ``foo.com/bar/`` -- a search-engine
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indexer would treat them as separate URLs -- so it's best practice to
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normalize URLs.
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* Handles ETags based on the :setting:`USE_ETAGS` setting. If
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:setting:`USE_ETAGS` is set to ``True``, Django will calculate an ETag
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for each request by MD5-hashing the page content, and it'll take care of
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sending ``Not Modified`` responses, if appropriate.
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.. class:: BrokenLinkEmailsMiddleware
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* Sends broken link notification emails to :setting:`MANAGERS` (see
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:doc:`/howto/error-reporting`).
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GZip middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.gzip
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:synopsis: Middleware to serve GZipped content for performance.
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.. class:: GZipMiddleware
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.. warning::
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Security researchers recently revealed that when compression techniques
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(including ``GZipMiddleware``) are used on a website, the site becomes
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exposed to a number of possible attacks. These approaches can be used to
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compromise, among other things, Django's CSRF protection. Before using
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``GZipMiddleware`` on your site, you should consider very carefully whether
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you are subject to these attacks. If you're in *any* doubt about whether
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you're affected, you should avoid using ``GZipMiddleware``. For more
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details, see the `the BREACH paper (PDF)`_ and `breachattack.com`_.
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.. _the BREACH paper (PDF): http://breachattack.com/resources/BREACH%20-%20SSL,%20gone%20in%2030%20seconds.pdf
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.. _breachattack.com: http://breachattack.com
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Compresses content for browsers that understand GZip compression (all modern
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browsers).
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This middleware should be placed before any other middleware that need to
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read or write the response body so that compression happens afterward.
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It will NOT compress content if any of the following are true:
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* The content body is less than 200 bytes long.
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* The response has already set the ``Content-Encoding`` header.
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* The request (the browser) hasn't sent an ``Accept-Encoding`` header
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containing ``gzip``.
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* The request is from Internet Explorer and the ``Content-Type`` header
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contains ``javascript`` or starts with anything other than ``text/``.
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We do this to avoid a bug in early versions of IE that caused decompression
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not to be performed on certain content types.
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You can apply GZip compression to individual views using the
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:func:`~django.views.decorators.gzip.gzip_page()` decorator.
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Conditional GET middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.http
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:synopsis: Middleware handling advanced HTTP features.
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.. class:: ConditionalGetMiddleware
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Handles conditional GET operations. If the response has a ``ETag`` or
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``Last-Modified`` header, and the request has ``If-None-Match`` or
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``If-Modified-Since``, the response is replaced by an
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:class:`~django.http.HttpResponseNotModified`.
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Also sets the ``Date`` and ``Content-Length`` response-headers.
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Reverse proxy middleware
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.. class:: SetRemoteAddrFromForwardedFor
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This middleware was removed in Django 1.1. See :ref:`the release notes
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<removed-setremoteaddrfromforwardedfor-middleware>` for details.
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Locale middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.locale
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:synopsis: Middleware to enable language selection based on the request.
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.. class:: LocaleMiddleware
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Enables language selection based on data from the request. It customizes
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content for each user. See the :doc:`internationalization documentation
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</topics/i18n/translation>`.
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.. attribute:: LocaleMiddleware.response_redirect_class
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Defaults to :class:`~django.http.HttpResponseRedirect`. Subclass
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``LocaleMiddleware`` and override the attribute to customize the redirects
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issued by the middleware.
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Message middleware
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.. module:: django.contrib.messages.middleware
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:synopsis: Message middleware.
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.. class:: MessageMiddleware
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Enables cookie- and session-based message support. See the
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:doc:`messages documentation </ref/contrib/messages>`.
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Session middleware
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.. module:: django.contrib.sessions.middleware
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:synopsis: Session middleware.
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.. class:: SessionMiddleware
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Enables session support. See the :doc:`session documentation
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</topics/http/sessions>`.
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Site middleware
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.. module:: django.contrib.sites.middleware
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:synopsis: Site middleware.
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.. class:: CurrentSiteMiddleware
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.. versionadded:: 1.7
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Adds the ``site`` attribute representing the current site to every incoming
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``HttpRequest`` object. See the :ref:`sites documentation <site-middleware>`.
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Authentication middleware
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.. module:: django.contrib.auth.middleware
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:synopsis: Authentication middleware.
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.. class:: AuthenticationMiddleware
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Adds the ``user`` attribute, representing the currently-logged-in user, to
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every incoming ``HttpRequest`` object. See :ref:`Authentication in Web requests
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<auth-web-requests>`.
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.. class:: RemoteUserMiddleware
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Middleware for utilizing Web server provided authentication. See
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:doc:`/howto/auth-remote-user` for usage details.
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.. class:: SessionAuthenticationMiddleware
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.. versionadded:: 1.7
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Allows a user's sessions to be invalidated when their password changes. See
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:ref:`session-invalidation-on-password-change` for details. This middleware must
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appear after :class:`django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware`
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in :setting:`MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`.
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CSRF protection middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.csrf
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:synopsis: Middleware adding protection against Cross Site Request
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Forgeries.
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.. class:: CsrfViewMiddleware
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Adds protection against Cross Site Request Forgeries by adding hidden form
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fields to POST forms and checking requests for the correct value. See the
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:doc:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection documentation </ref/contrib/csrf>`.
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X-Frame-Options middleware
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.. module:: django.middleware.clickjacking
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:synopsis: Clickjacking protection
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.. class:: XFrameOptionsMiddleware
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Simple :doc:`clickjacking protection via the X-Frame-Options header </ref/clickjacking/>`.
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.. _middleware-ordering:
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Middleware ordering
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===================
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Here are some hints about the ordering of various Django middleware classes:
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware`
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Before those that modify the ``Vary`` header (``SessionMiddleware``,
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``GZipMiddleware``, ``LocaleMiddleware``).
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.gzip.GZipMiddleware`
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Before any middleware that may change or use the response body.
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After ``UpdateCacheMiddleware``: Modifies ``Vary`` header.
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.http.ConditionalGetMiddleware`
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Before ``CommonMiddleware``: uses its ``Etag`` header when
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:setting:`USE_ETAGS` = ``True``.
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#. :class:`~django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware`
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After ``UpdateCacheMiddleware``: Modifies ``Vary`` header.
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware`
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One of the topmost, after ``SessionMiddleware`` (uses session data) and
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``CacheMiddleware`` (modifies ``Vary`` header).
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware`
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Before any middleware that may change the response (it calculates ``ETags``).
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After ``GZipMiddleware`` so it won't calculate an ``ETag`` header on gzipped
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contents.
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Close to the top: it redirects when :setting:`APPEND_SLASH` or
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:setting:`PREPEND_WWW` are set to ``True``.
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware`
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Before any view middleware that assumes that CSRF attacks have been dealt
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with.
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#. :class:`~django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware`
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After ``SessionMiddleware``: uses session storage.
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#. :class:`~django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware`
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After ``SessionMiddleware``: can use session-based storage.
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#. :class:`~django.middleware.cache.FetchFromCacheMiddleware`
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After any middleware that modifies the ``Vary`` header: that header is used
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to pick a value for the cache hash-key.
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#. :class:`~django.contrib.flatpages.middleware.FlatpageFallbackMiddleware`
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Should be near the bottom as it's a last-resort type of middleware.
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#. :class:`~django.contrib.redirects.middleware.RedirectFallbackMiddleware`
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Should be near the bottom as it's a last-resort type of middleware.
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