diff --git a/env.py b/env.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93c42ca --- /dev/null +++ b/env.py @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# env.py + +This describes how to use secrets in an environment. + +It's nice to be able to share your source code without the passwords. + +This can be done by configuring the passwords on your environment. + +Just to prevent your password to show up in some log or so it's base64 encoded and uses the key 'SECRET' instead of password. + +This is what I have made for that: + +## Usage in other projects +``` +import env +password = env.secret + +# password now contains the base64 encoded secret. +``` + +## Create a secret variable +1. execute `python3 env.py` +2. enter password when asked +3. copy this source in your `~/.bashrc` +```bash +export SECRET="your-base64-encoded-password-made-with-env.py" +``` +## Source +```python +# (C) Retoor + +secret = None + +if __name__ == '__main__': + import base64 + secret = input("Type password: ") + print(base64.b64encode(secret.encode()).decode()) +else: + import os + import base64 + try: + secret = base64.b64decode(os.getenv("SECRET","").encode()).decode() + except: + pass +``` \ No newline at end of file