authentication project

[jayt33]

im working on a project that involves creating a back end solution to
authenticate and manage user

accounts for a website.  im new to python and am looking for some good
references that can help me

with this task.

the requirements for the project are as follows:

A new user can register with their email address and password of their
choice.  Upon registration, a

confirmation email shall be sent which contains a link that needs to be
clicked on within a fixed

period of time in order to activate the account.  Access to site
resources shall be limited to users

that have registered a valid user account.  Also, the solution must
automatically lock a given user

account should an incorrect password be attempted repeatedly within a
set timeframe.  All necessary

data is stored in a SQL Server database and Pyton Database API v2.0 is
used to connect to the

database.

I need to develop a suitable schema and Python module to provide this
functionality.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

JT