code: def authenticate(self, username, password):
          
          if getattr(settings, 'ABAKUS_DUMMY_AUTH', False):
              return self.dummy_authenticate(username, password)
          response = requests.post(url=path, data={'username': username, 'password': password})
          info = response.json()
  
          try:
              user_info = info['user']
          except KeyError:
              raise ApiError(info['status_message'])
  
          if not bool(user_info['auth']):
              return None
  
          if getattr(settings, 'ABAKUS_AUTH_REQUIRE_ABAKUS', False) and not user_info['is_abakus']:
              return None
  
          if getattr(settings, 'ABAKUS_AUTH_REQUIRE_ABAKOM', False) and not user_info['is_abakom']:
              return None
  
          if hasattr(settings, 'ABAKUS_GROUP_REQUIRED'):
              if not self.has_required_group(user_info):
                  return None
  
          user = get_user_model().objects.get_or_create(username=username)[0]
          user.is_active = True
          self.parse_name(user, user_info['name'])
          user.save()
  
          if 'committees' in user_info:
              for committee in user_info['committees']:
                  groups = Group.objects.filter(name=committee)
                  if len(groups) == 1:
                      user.groups.add(groups[0])
  
              if hasattr(settings, 'ABAKUS_SUPERUSER_GROUPS'):
                  for superuser_committee in settings.ABAKUS_SUPERUSER_GROUPS:
                      if superuser_committee in user_info['committees']:
                          user.is_superuser = True
                          user.is_staff = True
                          user.save()
                          break
  
          return user
docs: Should try to login with abakus.no (NERD).