Package entropy :: Package services :: Module skel :: Class SocketAuthenticator

Class SocketAuthenticator

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Base class for Entropy SocketHost RPC authentication.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, HostInterface)

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set_session(self, session)
Set Entropy SocketHost connection session id.

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hide_login_data(self, args)
Given Entropy SocketHost RPC login command in list form, hide password data (which is going to be stored in log file).

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set_exc_permissions(self, uid, gid)
Set execution permissions (setuid, setgid) for the running process.

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terminate_instance(self)
This function is called when the Authenticator is going to be destroyed.

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Method Details

set_session(self, session)

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Set Entropy SocketHost connection session id.

Parameters:

session (int) - connection session

hide_login_data(self, args)

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Given Entropy SocketHost RPC login command in list form, hide password data (which is going to be stored in log file). NOTE: this method MUST be reimplemented

Parameters:

args (list) - arguments of RPC login command

Returns: list

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set_exc_permissions(self, uid, gid)

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Set execution permissions (setuid, setgid) for the running process.

Parameters:

uid - user id
gid - group id

terminate_instance(self)

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This function is called when the Authenticator is going to be destroyed. You can reimplement this to execute arbitrary code (for eg. terminate a database connection). NOTE: there is no need to reimplement this if you are not using any fancy stuff.