Issue #11: Just use primary ID to authenticate the user since this is the

minimum requirement.

Author: Stan Hu

rest_framework_jwt/authentication.py

@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ def authenticate_credentials(self, payload):
         """
         try:
             user_id = payload.get('user_id')
-            email = payload.get('email')
 
             if user_id:
-                user = User.objects.get(pk=user_id, email=email, is_active=True)
+                user = User.objects.get(pk=user_id, is_active=True)
             else:
                 msg = 'Invalid payload'
                 raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(msg)

rest_framework_jwt/tests/test_utils.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def test_jwt_payload_handler(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(payload, dict))
         self.assertEqual(payload['user_id'], self.user.id)
-        self.assertEqual(payload['email'], self.email)
         self.assertEqual(payload['username'], self.username)
         self.assertTrue('exp' in payload)