Take a look at this functions i've written to accomplish the task youre
describing:
from random import choice
from string import printable
from crypt import crypt as _crypt
def crypt(passwd, salt=None):
if not salt:
salt = ''.join([choice(printable) for i in xrange(2)])
return _crypt(passwd, salt)
def isValidPassword(passwd, crypted):
salt = crypted[:2]
if crypt(passwd, salt) == crypted:
return True
else:
return False
NOTE: this code just stores the crypted passsword in the db, does NOT
encrypt it while in transit.
Hope it helps,
Alberto
Jeremy Jones wrote:
> I'm trying to get identity working and am hitting a bit of a glitch.
> I've got a user stored in my database, associated with a group, and I
> can log in as him, but I've got the password in the clear in the
> database.
