+=item C<get_auth_level $action>
+
+May be overridden by a controller. Determines what kind of
+authentication is required for a particular action. Must return either
+C<admin> (which means that authentication as an admin is required),
+C<user> (authentication as a normal user suffices) with a possible
+future value C<none> (which would require no authentication but is not
+yet implemented).
+