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Explain how to override ObtainAuthToken as it has limited support for parsers and renderers.

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@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ The `obtain_auth_token` view will return a JSON response when valid `username` a
{ 'token' : '9944b09199c62bcf9418ad846dd0e4bbdfc6ee4b' }
**Note:** View `obtain_auth_token` overrides default parser and renderer settings. It support outputting response in JSON format only.
You can easily make your own version of `obtain_auth_token` by overriding `ObtainAuthToken`. Following example shows how to make `ObtainAuthToken` aware of API settings.
from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
from rest_framework.authtoken.views import ObtainAuthToken
class MyObtainAuthToken(ObtainAuthToken):
renderer_classes = api_settings.DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES
parser_classes = api_settings.DEFAULT_PARSER_CLASSES
## SessionAuthentication
This authentication scheme uses Django's default session backend for authentication. Session authentication is appropriate for AJAX clients that are running in the same session context as your website.