On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 08:47:14AM -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > So creating small programs that automate my day specifically logins, how > can one "hash" or hide the user and pass items in the python script itself?
You can't, really. For *low security* passwords, or a trusted environment, you may be able to use a .netrc file to store the password. See the netrc module for more information: https://docs.python.org/2/library/netrc.html https://docs.python.org/3/library/netrc.html but remember, if the attacker has access to your account and can read your files, she can read your .netrc file as well. The one advantage to this scheme is that you can treat the .netrc file as the only secret that needs protecting, and the python scripts as "low security" because they contain no passwords. You can't hash the passwords, because you cannot reverse a hash to get the passwords back. Hashing is one-way. -- Steve _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
