set_api_password.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import hashlib
from podcomm.definitions import *


def main():

    while True:
        pass1 = input("Enter new password (min. 8 characters): ")
        if pass1 is None or len(pass1) < 8:
            print("Password is less than 8 characters long")
            continue
        pass2 = input("Repeat password: ")
        if pass2 != pass1:
            print("Passwords do not match!")
            continue
        
        try:
            password = pass1.encode("utf-8")
            salt = "bythepowerofgrayskull".encode("utf-8")
            hash_obj = hashlib.sha256(password + salt)
            key = hash_obj.digest()
            with open(KEY_FILE, "w+b") as keyfile:
                keyfile.write(bytes(key))
            break
        except Exception as e:
            getLogger().error("Error while creating and saving password: %s" % e)
            raise
    print("Password has been set.")
    print("Restarting omnipy.service for changes to take effect")
    os.system("sudo systemctl restart omnipy.service")
    return


if __name__ == '__main__':
    configureLogging()
    main()