How to secure a username and password in the python module?

Asked Mar 04 '15 at 16:59

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I have a Python script which requires a username and password to log into a specific website. I have stored the username and password in a config.py python module.

But anyone can open this config.py file on a text editor and can view the username and password. This is a huge security issue! How do I prevent this?

I want to encode it using a 64base encoder but it can easily be decoded as well.

config.py

username='joe'
password='bestpassword'

asked Mar 04 '15 at 16:59

Redson

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You can't - however you encrypt it, you will also need to provide the code with a means of decrypting it, which a malicious attacker can use to do so. – jonrsharpe Mar 04 '15 at 17:03
@jonrsharpe How would I encrypt it? – Redson Mar 04 '15 at 17:04
**See also**: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/157938 – dreftymac May 01 '17 at 20:40

How to secure a username and password in the python module?

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