Paul Smith <paulrsmith7...@gmail.com> writes: > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Oscar Benjamin > <oscar.j.benja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 10 October 2013 22:28, Paul Smith <paulrsmith7...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ok experts I need to protect username and password items in some > Python3.3 > > code I am writing. > > > I'm not an expert on this subject but... > > > > Let me clarify, I don't care here about protecting the program > itself i.e. > > using > > > > else: > > main() > > > > to work around my username password input, I simply don't want > to reveal > > username and password info. > > > I have no idea what the above means. > > > > I see md5, hashlib etc. but my program will be up against some > BIG CORPS and > > I need to make it as painful a process possible for someone to > get > > username(typically email) and password information from my > program. > > > What do you mean by "BIG CORPS"? Is someone out to get you? > > > > I am considering using subprocess to achieve this if necessary. > > > I still don't really understand what you mean. The easiest way to > protect your program from leaking passwords is just to not store > any > passwords. Presumably you also want to store them in some form in > order to do something useful though? > > Do you want to store the passwords so that they can be recovered? > Or > just so they can be checked against to see if a password entered > later > matches? Are you also trying to hide some other data from the "BIG > CORPS". Perhaps if you could show a small demo script that does > approximately what you're thinking but indicating the parts > currently > missing I might understand what you mean. > > > Oscar > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
> I am automating my email login to yahoo... I run my python script > injecting username and password into the login fields... I run my own > filters grab only the information I want... Not a new concept just a > new twist I am working on... I need to keep the username and password > info in my python code hashed or encrypted somehow without referencing > an outside source or file. I don't care about the program being locked > down, we intend on githubbing it eventually, I just need the ability > to protect any username or password items written in the code. Is this > possible? > > No one is out to get us or else they would already have us, lol. Ideas > have consequences and though not nefarious it could be easily uglified > um just think automated function married to a password cracker. I just > know that I want to protect any and all information like real email > addresses or passwords folks may use with our script. > > -Paul > Hi, Since this place is [Tutor] I think it's fine to explain that on mail list you write your answer below. Thanks Paul. -- Aurélien DESBRIÈRES Run Free - Run GNU.org _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
