Andrew Smart wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> A short update:
>
>>> Module: paste.auth.auth_tkt, function encode_ip_timestamp:
>>> def encode_ip_timestamp(ip, timestamp):
>>> ip_chars = ''.join(unicode(map(chr, map(int,
>> ip.split('.')))))
>>> t = int(timestamp)
>>> ts = ((t & 0xff000000) >> 24,
>>> (t & 0xff0000) >> 16,
>>> (t & 0xff00) >> 8,
>>> t & 0xff)
>>> ts_chars = ''.join(map(chr, ts))
>>> return ip_chars + ts_chars
>
>
> If the chr() functions are replaced by unichr() then there are still
> problems later on.
> The trouble is then caused by the ts_chars and the binary manipulations
> there.
>
> I took a much simpler approach manipulation the timestamp string (only
> reversing it) and now it works.
>
> Maybe some of the python guru's looks over this issue... Or maybe just take
> a different approach to calculate the digest.
This code copies mod_auth_tkt's signature, so it has to be calculated
exactly the way it is; if it doesn't, then it's just a custom signed
cookie, and paste.auth.cookie might be a better choice in that case.
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