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How to Create a Mock Docker Registry Auth Token Server in Python
Build a mock Docker Registry token authentication server that issues signed JWT-like tokens for push and pull access using Python's standard library.
import base64
import hashlib
import hmac
import json
import time
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
class TokenAuthHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
"""Mock Docker Registry token authentication server."""
SECRET_KEY = b"mock-secret-key"
def generate_token(self, username: str, pas…How to generate an htpasswd bcrypt entry in Python
Create a mock htpasswd file entry with a bcrypt-hashed password for a given username using a simple Python script.
import bcrypt
def mock_htpasswd_entry(username, password):
salt = bcrypt.gensalt(rounds=12)
hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode(), salt).decode()
return f"{username}:{hashed}"
if __name__ == "__main__":
entry = mock_htpasswd_entry("demo_user", "s3cretP@ss")
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