self.anonymous_user = User.get_by_username('default', cache=True)

        is_user_loaded = False

        # try go get user by api key

        if self._api_key and self._api_key != self.anonymous_user.api_key:

            log.debug('Auth User lookup by API KEY %s', self._api_key)

            is_user_loaded = user_model.fill_data(self, api_key=self._api_key)

        # lookup by userid    

        elif (self.user_id is not None and

              self.user_id != self.anonymous_user.user_id):

            log.debug('Auth User lookup by USER ID %s', self.user_id)

            is_user_loaded = user_model.fill_data(self, user_id=self.user_id)

            log.debug('Auth User lookup by USER NAME %s', self.username)

            dbuser = login_container_auth(self.username)

            if dbuser is not None:

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

                    setattr(self, k, v)

                self.set_authenticated()

                is_user_loaded = True

        if not is_user_loaded:

            # if we cannot authenticate user try anonymous

            if self.anonymous_user.active is True:

                user_model.fill_data(self, user_id=self.anonymous_user.user_id)