gws.lib.password

Password tools.

Source code: gws.lib.password

Package Contents

gws.lib.password.compare(a: str, b: str) → bool

Compares two Strings in a safe way to prevent timing attacks.

Parameters:

• a – 1st String.

• b – 2nd String.

Returns:

True if a equals b, False otherwise.

gws.lib.password.encode(password: str, algo: str = 'sha512') → str

Encode a password into a hash.

Parameters:

• password – String password.

• algo – Hashing algorithm. Default is SHA512.

Returns:

Respective hash value in the format $algorithm$salt$hash.

gws.lib.password.check(password: str, encoded: str) → bool

Check if a password matches a hash.

Parameters:

• password – Password as a string.

• encoded – Hash of the input password as a string.

Returns:

True if password matches the hash, else False.