Auth & security at scale
OAuth2, JWT, IAM patterns, secrets rotation, and least-privilege service auth.
How to Mock a Content Security Policy Header in Python
Mock a Content-Security-Policy header locally and verify it's served correctly using Python's built-in HTTP server.
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
CSP_HEADER = "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'"
class MockServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_GET(self):
if self.path == "/":
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header("…
How to implement OCSP stapling mock in Python
Simulate OCSP stapling with a caching mechanism that mocks certificate status lookups for TLS handshake validation.
import hashlib
import time
class OCSPStapler:
def __init__(self, cert_serial: str, issuer_hash: str):
self.cert_serial = cert_serial
self.issuer_hash = issuer_hash
self.cache = {}
def _mock_query_ocsp(self, serial: str) -> dict:
"""Simulate OCSP responder lookup."""
di…
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