# If user cannot be found, try falling back to anonymous.

        if not is_user_loaded:

            is_user_loaded =  self._fill_data(self.anonymous_user)

        # The anonymous user is always "logged in".

        if self.user_id == self.anonymous_user.user_id:

            self.is_authenticated = True

        if not self.username:

            self.username = 'None'

        log.debug('Auth User is now %s' % self)

    def _fill_data(self, dbuser):

        """

        Copies database fields from a `db.User` to this `AuthUser`. Does

        not copy `api_keys` and `permissions` attributes.

        Checks that `dbuser` is `active` (and not None) before copying;

        returns True on success.

        """

        if dbuser is not None and dbuser.active:

            log.debug('filling %s data', dbuser)

            for k, v in dbuser.get_dict().iteritems():

            return True

        return False

    @LazyProperty

    def permissions(self):

        return self.__get_perms(user=self, cache=False)

    @property

    def api_keys(self):

        return self._get_api_keys()

    def __get_perms(self, user, explicit=True, algo='higherwin', cache=False):

        """

        Fills user permission attribute with permissions taken from database

        works for permissions given for repositories, and for permissions that

        are granted to groups

        :param user: `AuthUser` instance

        :param explicit: In case there are permissions both for user and a group

            that user is part of, explicit flag will define if user will

            explicitly override permissions from group, if it's False it will

            make decision based on the algo

        :param algo: algorithm to decide what permission should be choose if

            it's multiple defined, eg user in two different groups. It also