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authorRichard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>2016-03-16 09:45:37 +0000
committerRichard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>2016-03-16 09:45:37 +0000
commita877209c8b0c7c476ee6676c6d00c4cacdc83207 (patch)
tree3a36598959b0dd566ad561754eaba97f06051588 /scripts/hash_password
parentMerge pull request #646 from matrix-org/erikj/reject_invite_federation (diff)
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Password reset docs and script
Replace the bash/perl gen_password script with a python one, and write a note
on how to use it.
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import argparse
+import bcrypt
+import getpass
+
+bcrypt_rounds=12
+
+def prompt_for_pass():
+    password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
+
+    if not password:
+        raise Exception("Password cannot be blank.")
+
+    confirm_password = getpass.getpass("Confirm password: ")
+
+    if password != confirm_password:
+        raise Exception("Passwords do not match.")
+
+    return password
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Calculate the hash of a new password, so that passwords"
+                    " can be reset")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--password",
+        default=None,
+        help="New password for user. Will prompt if omitted.",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    password = args.password
+
+    if not password:
+        password = prompt_for_pass()
+
+    print bcrypt.hashpw(password, bcrypt.gensalt(bcrypt_rounds))
+