Merge branch 'feature' of https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox into feature-ip-prefix-link

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yaml

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ body:
       label: Python Version
       description: What version of Python are you currently running?
       options:
-        - "3.10"
-        - "3.11"
         - "3.12"
+        - "3.13"
+        - "3.14"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       NETBOX_CONFIGURATION: netbox.configuration_testing
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.12', '3.13']
         node-version: ['20.x']
     services:
       redis:

docs/administration/authentication/overview.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Local Authentication
 
-Local user accounts and groups can be created in NetBox under the "Authentication" section in the "Admin" menu. This section is available only to users with the "staff" permission enabled.
+Local user accounts and groups can be created in NetBox under the "Authentication" section in the "Admin" menu.
 
 At a minimum, each user account must have a username and password set. User accounts may also denote a first name, last name, and email address. [Permissions](../permissions.md) may also be assigned to individual users and/or groups as needed.
 

docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md

@@ -127,19 +127,3 @@ The list of groups that promote an remote User to Superuser on Login. If group i
 Default: `[]` (Empty list)
 
 The list of users that get promoted to Superuser on Login. If user isn't present in list on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires `REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED` and `REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED` )
-
----
-
-## REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_GROUPS
-
-Default: `[]` (Empty list)
-
-The list of groups that promote an remote User to Staff on Login. If group isn't present on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires `REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED` and `REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED` )
-
----
-
-## REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_USERS
-
-Default: `[]` (Empty list)
-
-The list of users that get promoted to Staff on Login. If user isn't present in list on next Login, the Role gets revoked. (Requires `REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED` and `REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SYNC_ENABLED` )

docs/development/getting-started.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Getting started with NetBox development is pretty straightforward, and should fe
 * A Linux system or compatible environment
 * A PostgreSQL server, which can be installed locally [per the documentation](../installation/1-postgresql.md)
 * A Redis server, which can also be [installed locally](../installation/2-redis.md)
-* Python 3.10 or later
+* Python 3.12 or later
 
 ### 1. Fork the Repo
 

docs/installation/3-netbox.md

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ This section of the documentation discusses installing and configuring the NetBo
 
 Begin by installing all system packages required by NetBox and its dependencies.
 
-!!! warning "Python 3.10 or later required"
+!!! warning "Python 3.12 or later required"
-    NetBox supports Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12.
+    NetBox supports only Python 3.12 or later.
 
 ```no-highlight
 sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev \
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ build-essential libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libffi-dev libpq-dev \
 libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
 ```
 
-Before continuing, check that your installed Python version is at least 3.10:
+Before continuing, check that your installed Python version is at least 3.12:
 
 ```no-highlight
 python3 -V
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ Once NetBox has been configured, we're ready to proceed with the actual installa
 sudo /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
 ```
 
-Note that **Python 3.10 or later is required** for NetBox v4.0 and later releases. If the default Python installation on your server is set to a lesser version,  pass the path to the supported installation as an environment variable named `PYTHON`. (Note that the environment variable must be passed _after_ the `sudo` command.)
+Note that **Python 3.12 or later is required** for NetBox v4.5 and later releases. If the default Python installation on your server is set to a lesser version,  pass the path to the supported installation as an environment variable named `PYTHON`. (Note that the environment variable must be passed _after_ the `sudo` command.)
 
 ```no-highlight
-sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.10 /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
+sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.12 /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
 ```
 
 !!! note

docs/installation/4a-gunicorn.md

@@ -60,6 +60,3 @@ You should see output similar to the following:
     If the NetBox service fails to start, issue the command `journalctl -eu netbox` to check for log messages that may indicate the problem.
 
 Once you've verified that the WSGI workers are up and running, move on to HTTP server setup.
-
-!!! note
-    There is a bug in the current stable release of gunicorn (v21.2.0) where automatic restarts of the worker processes can result in 502 errors under heavy load. (See [gunicorn bug #3038](https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/issues/3038) for more detail.) Users who encounter this issue may opt to downgrade to an earlier, unaffected release of gunicorn (`pip install gunicorn==20.1.0`). Note, however, that this earlier release does not officially support Python 3.11.

docs/installation/6-ldap.md

@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ AUTH_LDAP_MIRROR_GROUPS = True
 # Define special user types using groups. Exercise great caution when assigning superuser status.
 AUTH_LDAP_USER_FLAGS_BY_GROUP = {
     "is_active": "cn=active,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
-    "is_staff": "cn=staff,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
     "is_superuser": "cn=superuser,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 3600
 ```
 
 * `is_active` - All users must be mapped to at least this group to enable authentication. Without this, users cannot log in.
-* `is_staff` - Users mapped to this group are enabled for access to the administration tools; this is the equivalent of checking the "staff status" box on a manually created user. This doesn't grant any specific permissions.
 * `is_superuser` - Users mapped to this group will be granted superuser status. Superusers are implicitly granted all permissions.
 
 !!! warning
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ AUTH_LDAP_MIRROR_GROUPS = True
 # Define special user types using groups. Exercise great caution when assigning superuser status.
 AUTH_LDAP_USER_FLAGS_BY_GROUP = {
     "is_active": "cn=active,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
-    "is_staff": "cn=staff,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
     "is_superuser": "cn=superuser,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"
 }
 

docs/installation/index.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The following sections detail how to set up a new instance of NetBox:
 
 | Dependency | Supported Versions |
 |------------|--------------------|
-| Python     | 3.10, 3.11, 3.12   |
+| Python     | 3.12, 3.13, 3.14   |
 | PostgreSQL | 14+                |
 | Redis      | 4.0+               |
 

docs/installation/upgrading.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ NetBox requires the following dependencies:
 
 | Dependency | Supported Versions |
 |------------|--------------------|
-| Python     | 3.10, 3.11, 3.12   |
+| Python     | 3.12, 3.13, 3.14   |
 | PostgreSQL | 14+                |
 | Redis      | 4.0+               |
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ NetBox requires the following dependencies:
 
 | NetBox Version | Python min | Python max | PostgreSQL min | Redis min |                                       Documentation                                       |
 |:--------------:|:----------:|:----------:|:--------------:|:---------:|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
+|      4.5       |    3.12    |    3.14    |       14       |    4.0    | [Link](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.5.0/docs/installation/index.md) |
 |      4.4       |    3.10    |    3.12    |       14       |    4.0    | [Link](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.4.0/docs/installation/index.md) |
 |      4.3       |    3.10    |    3.12    |       14       |    4.0    | [Link](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.3.0/docs/installation/index.md) |
 |      4.2       |    3.10    |    3.12    |       13       |    4.0    | [Link](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.2.0/docs/installation/index.md) |
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ sudo ./upgrade.sh
     If the default version of Python is not at least 3.10, you'll need to pass the path to a supported Python version as an environment variable when calling the upgrade script. For example:
 
     ```no-highlight
-    sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.10 ./upgrade.sh
+    sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.12 ./upgrade.sh
     ```
 
 !!! note

docs/plugins/development/index.md

@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ classifiers=[
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
     'Natural Language :: English',
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14',
 ]
 
-requires-python = ">=3.10.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.12.0"
 
 ```
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ python3 -m venv ~/.virtualenvs/my_plugin
 You can make NetBox available within this environment by creating a path file pointing to its location. This will add NetBox to the Python path upon activation. (Be sure to adjust the command below to specify your actual virtual environment path, Python version, and NetBox installation.)
 
 ```shell
-echo /opt/netbox/netbox > $VENV/lib/python3.10/site-packages/netbox.pth
+echo /opt/netbox/netbox > $VENV/lib/python3.12/site-packages/netbox.pth
 ```
 
 ## Development Installation

docs/plugins/development/navigation.md

@@ -64,14 +64,17 @@ item1 = PluginMenuItem(
 
 A `PluginMenuItem` has the following attributes:
 
-| Attribute       | Required | Description                                                                                              |
+| Attribute       | Required | Description                                          |
-|-----------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|-----------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
-| `link`          | Yes      | Name of the URL path to which this menu item links                                                       |
+| `link`          | Yes      | Name of the URL path to which this menu item links   |
-| `link_text`     | Yes      | The text presented to the user                                                                           |
+| `link_text`     | Yes      | The text presented to the user                       |
-| `permissions`   | -        | A list of permissions required to display this link                                                      |
+| `permissions`   | -        | A list of permissions required to display this link  |
-| `auth_required` | -        | Display only for authenticated users                                                                     |
+| `auth_required` | -        | Display only for authenticated users                 |
-| `staff_only`    | -        | Display only for users who have `is_staff` set to true (any specified permissions will also be required) |
+| `staff_only`    | -        | Display only for superusers                          |
-| `buttons`       | -        | An iterable of PluginMenuButton instances to include                                                     |
+| `buttons`       | -        | An iterable of PluginMenuButton instances to include |
+
+!!! note "Changed in NetBox v4.5"
+    In releases prior to NetBox v4.5, `staff_only` restricted display of a menu item to only users with `is_staff` set to True. In NetBox v4.5, the `is_staff` flag was removed from the user model. Menu items with `staff_only` set to True are now displayed only for superusers.
 
 ## Menu Buttons
 

netbox/core/api/views.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
 from rest_framework import viewsets
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
-from rest_framework.permissions import IsAdminUser
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.routers import APIRootView
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ReadOnlyModelViewSet
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ from netbox.api.authentication import IsAuthenticatedOrLoginNotRequired
 from netbox.api.metadata import ContentTypeMetadata
 from netbox.api.pagination import LimitOffsetListPagination
 from netbox.api.viewsets import NetBoxModelViewSet, NetBoxReadOnlyModelViewSet
+from utilities.api import IsSuperuser
 from . import serializers
 
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class BaseRQViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
     """
     Base class for RQ view sets. Provides a list() method. Subclasses must implement get_data().
     """
-    permission_classes = [IsAdminUser]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperuser]
     serializer_class = None
 
     def get_data(self):

netbox/core/models/contenttypes.py

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# TODO: Remove this module in NetBox v4.5
-# Provided for backward compatibility
-from .object_types import *

netbox/core/tests/test_api.py

@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ class ObjectTypeTest(APITestCase):
     def test_list_objects(self):
         object_type_count = ObjectType.objects.count()
 
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('extras-api:objecttype-list'), **self.header)
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:objecttype-list'), **self.header)
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data['count'], object_type_count)
 
     def test_get_object(self):
         object_type = ObjectType.objects.first()
 
-        url = reverse('extras-api:objecttype-detail', kwargs={'pk': object_type.pk})
+        url = reverse('core-api:objecttype-detail', kwargs={'pk': object_type.pk})
         self.assertHttpStatus(self.client.get(url, **self.header), status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
 
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
         Create a user and token for API calls.
         """
         # Create the test user and assign permissions
-        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username='testuser')
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username='testuser', is_active=True)
-        self.user.is_staff = True
-        self.user.is_active = True
-        self.user.save()
         self.token = Token.objects.create(user=self.user)
         self.header = {'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION': f'Token {self.token.key}'}
 
@@ -150,13 +147,11 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
         url = reverse('core-api:rqqueue-list')
 
         # Attempt to load view without permission
-        self.user.is_staff = False
-        self.user.save()
         response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
 
         # Load view with permission
-        self.user.is_staff = True
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
         self.user.save()
         response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
@@ -165,7 +160,16 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertIn('low', str(response.content))
 
     def test_background_queue(self):
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:rqqueue-detail', args=['default']), **self.header)
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqqueue-detail', args=['default'])
+
+        # Attempt to load view without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Load view with permission
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn('default', str(response.content))
         self.assertIn('oldest_job_timestamp', str(response.content))
@@ -174,8 +178,16 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_background_task_list(self):
         queue = get_queue('default')
         queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default)
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-list')
 
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:rqtask-list'), **self.header)
+        # Attempt to load view without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Load view with permission
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn('origin', str(response.content))
         self.assertIn('core.tests.test_api.BackgroundTaskTestCase.dummy_job_default()', str(response.content))
@@ -183,8 +195,16 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_background_task(self):
         queue = get_queue('default')
         job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default)
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-detail', args=[job.id])
 
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:rqtask-detail', args=[job.id]), **self.header)
+        # Attempt to load view without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Load view with permission
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn(str(job.id), str(response.content))
         self.assertIn('origin', str(response.content))
@@ -194,45 +214,65 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_background_task_delete(self):
         queue = get_queue('default')
         job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default)
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-delete', args=[job.id])
 
-        response = self.client.post(reverse('core-api:rqtask-delete', args=[job.id]), **self.header)
+        # Attempt to load view without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Load view with permission
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertFalse(RQ_Job.exists(job.id, connection=queue.connection))
         queue = get_queue('default')
         self.assertNotIn(job.id, queue.job_ids)
 
     def test_background_task_requeue(self):
-        queue = get_queue('default')
-
         # Enqueue & run a job that will fail
+        queue = get_queue('default')
         job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_failing)
         worker = get_worker('default')
         with disable_logging():
             worker.work(burst=True)
         self.assertTrue(job.is_failed)
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-requeue', args=[job.id])
+
+        # Attempt to requeue the job without permission
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
 
         # Re-enqueue the failed job and check that its status has been reset
-        response = self.client.post(reverse('core-api:rqtask-requeue', args=[job.id]), **self.header)
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         job = RQ_Job.fetch(job.id, queue.connection)
         self.assertFalse(job.is_failed)
 
     def test_background_task_enqueue(self):
-        queue = get_queue('default')
-
         # Enqueue some jobs that each depends on its predecessor
+        queue = get_queue('default')
         job = previous_job = None
         for _ in range(0, 3):
             job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default, depends_on=previous_job)
             previous_job = job
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-enqueue', args=[job.id])
 
         # Check that the last job to be enqueued has a status of deferred
         self.assertIsNotNone(job)
         self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.DEFERRED)
         self.assertIsNone(job.enqueued_at)
 
+        # Attempt to force-enqueue the job without permission
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
         # Force-enqueue the deferred job
-        response = self.client.post(reverse('core-api:rqtask-enqueue', args=[job.id]), **self.header)
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         # Check that job's status is updated correctly
@@ -242,19 +282,27 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_background_task_stop(self):
         queue = get_queue('default')
-
         worker = get_worker('default')
         job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default)
         worker.prepare_job_execution(job)
-
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqtask-stop', args=[job.id])
         self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.STARTED)
-        response = self.client.post(reverse('core-api:rqtask-stop', args=[job.id]), **self.header)
+
+        # Attempt to stop the task without permission
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Stop the task
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.post(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         with disable_logging():
             worker.monitor_work_horse(job, queue)  # Sets the job as Failed and removes from Started
         started_job_registry = StartedJobRegistry(queue.name, connection=queue.connection)
         self.assertEqual(len(started_job_registry), 0)
 
+        # Verify that the task was cancelled
         canceled_job_registry = FailedJobRegistry(queue.name, connection=queue.connection)
         self.assertEqual(len(canceled_job_registry), 1)
         self.assertIn(job.id, canceled_job_registry)
@@ -262,19 +310,34 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_worker_list(self):
         worker1 = get_worker('default', name=uuid.uuid4().hex)
         worker1.register_birth()
-
         worker2 = get_worker('high')
         worker2.register_birth()
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqworker-list')
 
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:rqworker-list'), **self.header)
+        # Attempt to fetch the worker list without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Fetch the worker list
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn(str(worker1.name), str(response.content))
 
     def test_worker(self):
         worker1 = get_worker('default', name=uuid.uuid4().hex)
         worker1.register_birth()
+        url = reverse('core-api:rqworker-detail', args=[worker1.name])
 
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('core-api:rqworker-detail', args=[worker1.name]), **self.header)
+        # Attempt to fetch a worker without permission
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+        # Fetch the worker
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get(url, **self.header)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn(str(worker1.name), str(response.content))
         self.assertIn('birth_date', str(response.content))

netbox/core/tests/test_views.py

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
-        self.user.is_staff = True
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
         self.user.is_active = True
         self.user.save()
 
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
         url = reverse('core:background_queue_list')
 
         # Attempt to load view without permission
-        self.user.is_staff = False
+        self.user.is_superuser = False
         self.user.save()
         response = self.client.get(url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
 
         # Load view with permission
-        self.user.is_staff = True
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
         self.user.save()
         response = self.client.get(url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class SystemTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
 
-        self.user.is_staff = True
+        self.user.is_superuser = True
         self.user.save()
 
     def test_system_view_default(self):

netbox/core/views.py

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class ConfigRevisionRestoreView(ContentTypePermissionRequiredMixin, View):
 class BaseRQView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
 
     def test_func(self):
-        return self.request.user.is_staff
+        return self.request.user.is_superuser
 
 
 class BackgroundQueueListView(TableMixin, BaseRQView):
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class WorkerView(BaseRQView):
 class SystemView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
 
     def test_func(self):
-        return self.request.user.is_staff
+        return self.request.user.is_superuser
 
     def get(self, request):
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class BasePluginView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
     CACHE_KEY_CATALOG_ERROR = 'plugins-catalog-error'
 
     def test_func(self):
-        return self.request.user.is_staff
+        return self.request.user.is_superuser
 
     def get_cached_plugins(self, request):
         catalog_plugins = {}

netbox/extras/api/urls.py

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from django.urls import include, path
 
-from core.api.views import ObjectTypeViewSet
 from netbox.api.routers import NetBoxRouter
 from . import views
 
-
 router = NetBoxRouter()
 router.APIRootView = views.ExtrasRootView
 
@@ -29,9 +27,6 @@ router.register('config-context-profiles', views.ConfigContextProfileViewSet)
 router.register('config-templates', views.ConfigTemplateViewSet)
 router.register('scripts', views.ScriptViewSet, basename='script')
 
-# TODO: Remove in NetBox v4.5
-router.register('object-types', ObjectTypeViewSet)
-
 app_name = 'extras-api'
 urlpatterns = [
     path('dashboard/', views.DashboardView.as_view(), name='dashboard'),

netbox/netbox/authentication/__init__.py

@@ -184,14 +184,13 @@ class RemoteUserBackend(_RemoteUserBackend):
         else:
             user.groups.clear()
             logger.debug(f"Stripping user {user} from Groups")
+
+        # Evaluate superuser status
         user.is_superuser = self._is_superuser(user)
         logger.debug(f"User {user} is Superuser: {user.is_superuser}")
         logger.debug(
             f"User {user} should be Superuser: {self._is_superuser(user)}")
 
-        user.is_staff = self._is_staff(user)
-        logger.debug(f"User {user} is Staff: {user.is_staff}")
-        logger.debug(f"User {user} should be Staff: {self._is_staff(user)}")
         user.save()
         return user
 
@@ -251,19 +250,8 @@ class RemoteUserBackend(_RemoteUserBackend):
         return bool(result)
 
     def _is_staff(self, user):
-        logger = logging.getLogger('netbox.auth.RemoteUserBackend')
+        # Retain for pre-v4.5 compatibility
-        staff_groups = settings.REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_GROUPS
+        return user.is_superuser
-        logger.debug(f"Superuser Groups: {staff_groups}")
-        staff_users = settings.REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_USERS
-        logger.debug(f"Staff Users :{staff_users}")
-        user_groups = set()
-        for g in user.groups.all():
-            user_groups.add(g.name)
-        logger.debug(f"User {user.username} is in Groups:{user_groups}")
-        result = user.username in staff_users or (
-            set(user_groups) & set(staff_groups))
-        logger.debug(f"User {user.username} in Staff Users :{result}")
-        return bool(result)
 
     def configure_user(self, request, user):
         logger = logging.getLogger('netbox.auth.RemoteUserBackend')

netbox/netbox/plugins/views.py

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.urls.exceptions import NoReverseMatch
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
-from rest_framework import permissions
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 from netbox.registry import registry
+from utilities.api import IsSuperuser
 
 
 @extend_schema(exclude=True)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class InstalledPluginsAPIView(APIView):
     """
     API view for listing all installed plugins
     """
-    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAdminUser]
+    permission_classes = [IsSuperuser]
     _ignore_model_permissions = True
     schema = None
 

netbox/netbox/settings.py

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ VERSION = RELEASE.full_version  # Retained for backward compatibility
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Validate Python version
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
     raise RuntimeError(
-        f"NetBox requires Python 3.10 or later. (Currently installed: Python {platform.python_version()})"
+        f"NetBox requires Python 3.12 or later. (Currently installed: Python {platform.python_version()})"
     )
 
 #
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ REMOTE_AUTH_SUPERUSERS = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_SUPERUSERS', [])
 REMOTE_AUTH_USER_EMAIL = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_USER_EMAIL', 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_EMAIL')
 REMOTE_AUTH_USER_FIRST_NAME = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_USER_FIRST_NAME', 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_FIRST_NAME')
 REMOTE_AUTH_USER_LAST_NAME = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_USER_LAST_NAME', 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER_LAST_NAME')
-REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_GROUPS = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_GROUPS', [])
-REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_USERS = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_STAFF_USERS', [])
 # Required by extras/migrations/0109_script_models.py
 REPORTS_ROOT = getattr(configuration, 'REPORTS_ROOT', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'reports')).rstrip('/')
 RQ_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = getattr(configuration, 'RQ_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT', 300)

netbox/netbox/views/misc.py

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class HomeView(ConditionalLoginRequiredMixin, View):
             ))
             dashboard = get_default_dashboard(config=DEFAULT_DASHBOARD).get_layout()
 
-        # Check whether a new release is available. (Only for staff/superusers.)
+        # Check whether a new release is available. (Only for superusers.)
         new_release = None
-        if request.user.is_staff or request.user.is_superuser:
+        if request.user.is_superuser:
             latest_release = cache.get('latest_release')
             if latest_release:
                 release_version, release_url = latest_release

netbox/templates/account/profile.html

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
             <th scope="row">{% trans "Superuser" %}</th>
             <td>{% checkmark request.user.is_superuser %}</td>
           </tr>
-          <tr>
-            <th scope="row">{% trans "Staff" %}</th>
-            <td>{% checkmark request.user.is_staff %}</td>
-          </tr>
         </table>
       </div>
     </div>

netbox/templates/inc/user_menu.html

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
         <div class="mt-1 small text-secondary">
           {% if request.user.is_superuser %}
             {% trans "Admin" %}
-          {% elif request.user.is_staff %}
-            {% trans "Staff" %}
           {% else %}
             {% trans "User" %}
           {% endif %}

netbox/templates/media_failure.html

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 path. Refer to <a href="{{ docs_url }}">the installation documentation</a> for further guidance.
               {% endblocktrans %}
               <ul>
-                {% if request.user.is_staff or request.user.is_superuser %}
+                {% if request.user.is_superuser %}
                   <li><code>STATIC_ROOT: <strong>{{ settings.STATIC_ROOT }}</strong></code></li>
                 {% endif %}
                 <li><code>STATIC_URL: <strong>{{ settings.STATIC_URL }}</strong></code></li>

netbox/templates/users/user.html

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
             <th scope="row">{% trans "Active" %}</th>
             <td>{% checkmark object.is_active %}</td>
           </tr>
-          <tr>
-            <th scope="row">{% trans "Staff" %}</th>
-            <td>{% checkmark object.is_staff %}</td>
-          </tr>
           <tr>
             <th scope="row">{% trans "Superuser" %}</th>
             <td>{% checkmark object.is_superuser %}</td>

netbox/users/api/serializers_/users.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class UserSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
         model = User
         fields = (
             'id', 'url', 'display_url', 'display', 'username', 'password', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email',
-            'is_staff', 'is_active', 'date_joined', 'last_login', 'groups', 'permissions',
+            'is_active', 'date_joined', 'last_login', 'groups', 'permissions',
         )
         brief_fields = ('id', 'url', 'display', 'username')
         extra_kwargs = {

netbox/users/filtersets.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class UserFilterSet(BaseFilterSet):
     class Meta:
         model = User
         fields = (
-            'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'date_joined', 'last_login', 'is_staff', 'is_active',
+            'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'date_joined', 'last_login', 'is_active',
             'is_superuser',
         )
 

netbox/users/forms/bulk_edit.py

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ class UserBulkEditForm(BulkEditForm):
         widget=BulkEditNullBooleanSelect,
         label=_('Active')
     )
-    is_staff = forms.NullBooleanField(
-        required=False,
-        widget=BulkEditNullBooleanSelect,
-        label=_('Staff status')
-    )
     is_superuser = forms.NullBooleanField(
         required=False,
         widget=BulkEditNullBooleanSelect,
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ class UserBulkEditForm(BulkEditForm):
 
     model = User
     fieldsets = (
-        FieldSet('first_name', 'last_name', 'is_active', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser'),
+        FieldSet('first_name', 'last_name', 'is_active', 'is_superuser'),
     )
     nullable_fields = ('first_name', 'last_name')
 

netbox/users/forms/bulk_import.py

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class UserImportForm(CSVModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = User
         fields = (
-            'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'password', 'is_staff',
+            'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'password', 'is_active', 'is_superuser'
-            'is_active', 'is_superuser'
         )
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

netbox/users/forms/filtersets.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class UserFilterForm(NetBoxModelFilterSetForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('q', 'filter_id',),
         FieldSet('group_id', name=_('Group')),
-        FieldSet('is_active', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser', name=_('Status')),
+        FieldSet('is_active', 'is_superuser', name=_('Status')),
     )
     group_id = DynamicModelMultipleChoiceField(
         queryset=Group.objects.all(),
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ class UserFilterForm(NetBoxModelFilterSetForm):
         ),
         label=_('Is Active'),
     )
-    is_staff = forms.NullBooleanField(
-        required=False,
-        widget=forms.Select(
-            choices=BOOLEAN_WITH_BLANK_CHOICES
-        ),
-        label=_('Is Staff'),
-    )
     is_superuser = forms.NullBooleanField(
         required=False,
         widget=forms.Select(

netbox/users/forms/model_forms.py

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
     fieldsets = (
         FieldSet('username', 'password', 'confirm_password', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', name=_('User')),
         FieldSet('groups', name=_('Groups')),
-        FieldSet('is_active', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser', name=_('Status')),
+        FieldSet('is_active', 'is_superuser', name=_('Status')),
         FieldSet('object_permissions', name=_('Permissions')),
     )
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
         model = User
         fields = [
             'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'groups', 'object_permissions',
-            'is_active', 'is_staff', 'is_superuser',
+            'is_active', 'is_superuser',
         ]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):

netbox/users/graphql/filters.py

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class UserFilter(BaseObjectTypeFilterMixin):
     last_name: FilterLookup[str] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
     email: FilterLookup[str] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
     is_superuser: FilterLookup[bool] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
-    is_staff: FilterLookup[bool] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
     is_active: FilterLookup[bool] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
     date_joined: DatetimeFilterLookup[datetime] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()
     last_login: DatetimeFilterLookup[datetime] | None = strawberry_django.filter_field()

netbox/users/graphql/types.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class GroupType(BaseObjectType):
 @strawberry_django.type(
     User,
     fields=[
-        'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'is_staff', 'is_active', 'date_joined', 'groups',
+        'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'is_active', 'date_joined', 'groups',
     ],
     filters=UserFilter,
     pagination=True

netbox/users/migrations/0012_user_remove_is_staff.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('users', '0011_concrete_objecttype'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='is_staff',
+        ),
+    ]

netbox/users/models/users.py

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser
 from django.contrib.auth.models import (
-    AbstractUser,
     GroupManager as DjangoGroupManager,
     Permission,
+    PermissionsMixin,
     UserManager as DjangoUserManager
 )
+from django.contrib.auth.validators import UnicodeUsernameValidator
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.db import models
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from utilities.querysets import RestrictedQuerySet
@@ -68,10 +72,48 @@ class Group(models.Model):
 
 
 class UserManager(DjangoUserManager.from_queryset(RestrictedQuerySet)):
-    pass
+
+    def create_user(self, username, email=None, password=None, **extra_fields):
+        extra_fields.setdefault("is_superuser", False)
+        return self._create_user(username, email, password, **extra_fields)
 
 
-class User(AbstractUser):
+class User(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
+    username = models.CharField(
+        _("username"),
+        max_length=150,
+        unique=True,
+        help_text=_("Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only."),
+        validators=[UnicodeUsernameValidator()],
+        error_messages={
+            "unique": _("A user with that username already exists."),
+        },
+    )
+    first_name = models.CharField(
+        _("first name"),
+        max_length=150,
+        blank=True,
+    )
+    last_name = models.CharField(
+        _("last name"),
+        max_length=150,
+        blank=True,
+    )
+    email = models.EmailField(
+        _("email address"),
+        blank=True,
+    )
+    is_active = models.BooleanField(
+        _("active"),
+        default=True,
+        help_text=_(
+            "Designates whether this user should be treated as active. Unselect this instead of deleting accounts."
+        ),
+    )
+    date_joined = models.DateTimeField(
+        _("date joined"),
+        default=timezone.now,
+    )
     groups = models.ManyToManyField(
         to='users.Group',
         verbose_name=_('groups'),
@@ -87,6 +129,11 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
 
     objects = UserManager()
 
+    # Ensure compatibility with Django's stock User model
+    EMAIL_FIELD = "email"
+    USERNAME_FIELD = "username"
+    REQUIRED_FIELDS = ["email"]
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ('username',)
         verbose_name = _('user')
@@ -98,7 +145,25 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     def clean(self):
         super().clean()
 
+        # Normalize email address
+        self.email = self.__class__.objects.normalize_email(self.email)
+
         # Check for any existing Users with names that differ only in case
         model = self._meta.model
         if model.objects.exclude(pk=self.pk).filter(username__iexact=self.username).exists():
             raise ValidationError(_("A user with this username already exists."))
+
+    def get_full_name(self):
+        """
+        Return the first_name plus the last_name, with a space in between.
+        """
+        full_name = "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name)
+        return full_name.strip()
+
+    def get_short_name(self):
+        """Return the short name for the user."""
+        return self.first_name
+
+    def email_user(self, subject, message, from_email=None, **kwargs):
+        """Send an email to this user."""
+        send_mail(subject, message, from_email, [self.email], **kwargs)

netbox/users/tables.py

@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ class UserTable(NetBoxTable):
     is_active = columns.BooleanColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Is Active'),
     )
-    is_staff = columns.BooleanColumn(
-        verbose_name=_('Is Staff'),
-    )
     is_superuser = columns.BooleanColumn(
         verbose_name=_('Is Superuser'),
     )
@@ -51,8 +48,8 @@ class UserTable(NetBoxTable):
     class Meta(NetBoxTable.Meta):
         model = User
         fields = (
-            'pk', 'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'groups', 'is_active', 'is_staff',
+            'pk', 'id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'groups', 'is_active', 'is_superuser',
-            'is_superuser', 'last_login',
+            'last_login',
         )
         default_columns = ('pk', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'is_active')
 

netbox/users/tests/test_filtersets.py

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class UserTestCase(TestCase, BaseFilterSetTests):
                 first_name='Hank',
                 last_name='Hill',
                 email='hank@stricklandpropane.com',
-                is_staff=True,
                 is_superuser=True
             ),
             User(
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ class UserTestCase(TestCase, BaseFilterSetTests):
         params = {'is_active': True}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 4)
 
-    def test_is_staff(self):
-        params = {'is_staff': True}
-        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 1)
-
     def test_is_superuser(self):
         params = {'is_superuser': True}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 1)

netbox/utilities/api.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.db.models.fields.related import ManyToOneRel, RelatedField
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
 from rest_framework.serializers import Serializer
 from rest_framework.views import get_view_name as drf_get_view_name
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from .query import count_related, dict_to_filter_params
 from .string import title
 
 __all__ = (
+    'IsSuperuser',
     'get_annotations_for_serializer',
     'get_graphql_type_for_model',
     'get_prefetches_for_serializer',
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ __all__ = (
 )
 
 
+class IsSuperuser(BasePermission):
+    """
+    Allows access only to superusers.
+    """
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return bool(request.user and request.user.is_superuser)
+
+
 def get_serializer_for_model(model, prefix=''):
     """
     Return the appropriate REST API serializer for the given model.

netbox/utilities/datetime.py

@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@ def datetime_from_timestamp(value):
     """
     Convert an ISO 8601 or RFC 3339 timestamp to a datetime object.
     """
-    # Work around UTC issue for Python < 3.11; see
-    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#datetime.datetime.fromisoformat
-    # TODO: Remove this once Python 3.10 is no longer supported
-    if type(value) is str and value.endswith('Z'):
-        value = f'{value[:-1]}+00:00'
     return datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(value)

netbox/utilities/templatetags/navigation.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def nav(context):
                     continue
                 if not user.has_perms(item.permissions):
                     continue
-                if item.staff_only and not user.is_staff:
+                if item.staff_only and not user.is_superuser:
                     continue
                 buttons = [
                     button for button in item.buttons if user.has_perms(button.permissions)

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "netbox"
 version = "4.4.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
 description = "The premier source of truth powering network automation."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
-target_version = ['py310', 'py311', 'py312']
+target_version = ['py312', 'py313', 'py314']
 skip-string-normalization = true
 
 [tool.isort]

upgrade.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # This script will invoke Python with the value of the PYTHON environment
 # variable (if set), or fall back to "python3". Note that NetBox v4.0+ requires
-# Python 3.10 or later.
+# Python 3.12 or later.
 
 # Parse arguments
 if [[ "$1" == "--readonly" ]]; then
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ VIRTUALENV="$(pwd -P)/venv"
 PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
 
 # Validate the minimum required Python version
-COMMAND="${PYTHON} -c 'import sys; exit(1 if sys.version_info < (3, 10) else 0)'"
+COMMAND="${PYTHON} -c 'import sys; exit(1 if sys.version_info < (3, 12) else 0)'"
 PYTHON_VERSION=$(eval "${PYTHON} -V")
 eval $COMMAND || {
   echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
   echo "ERROR: Unsupported Python version: ${PYTHON_VERSION}. NetBox requires"
-  echo "Python 3.10 or later. To specify an alternate Python executable, set"
+  echo "Python 3.12 or later. To specify an alternate Python executable, set"
   echo "the PYTHON environment variable. For example:"
   echo ""
-  echo "  sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.10 ./upgrade.sh"
+  echo "  sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.12 ./upgrade.sh"
   echo ""
   echo "To show your current Python version: ${PYTHON} -V"
   echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"