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Generate Strong SSH Keys and Save Them Securely with Python

Generate a 4096-bit RSA SSH key pair using Python's cryptography library and save both private and public keys with restricted file permissions.

ssh key-generation cryptography
Python
import os
import stat
from pathlib import Path
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend

def generate_ssh_keypair(key_path: str = "id_rsa", passphrase: str = None):
    """Generate a 4096-…
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Automation & scripting easy

Port Scan Localhost Common Ports in Python

Scan common localhost ports (HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, FTP, and more) with a fast socket-based Python script that prints an open/closed status table.

socket port-scanning network
Python
import socket
from datetime import datetime

COMMON_PORTS = {
    80: "HTTP", 
    443: "HTTPS", 
    22: "SSH", 
    21: "FTP", 
    25: "SMTP",
    3306: "MySQL",
    5432: "PostgreSQL"
}

def scan_port(port):
    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    sock.settimeout(0.1)
    try:
        resu…
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Modern tooling easy

How to Mock Fabric Connections in Python for Task Testing

Create a lightweight MockConnection class to replace fabric.Connection and test task functions without SSH.

fabric mocking testing
Python
from fabric import Connection


class MockConnection:
    """Minimal mock of fabric.Connection for task testing."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.commands = []

    def run(self, command, **kwargs):
        self.commands.append(command)
        return f"OK: {command}"


def deploy(conn):
    """Deploy the app:…
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