Auth functions

The Auth functions are a set of functions to deal with HTTP Authorization.

Functions List

• auth_set
• auth_unset
• auth_brute_force

Function Name: def auth_set(method = "", href = None, user = "", passw = "")
Parameters: method, href, user, passw
Return: Nothing
Abstract: Sets the authorization HTTP headers. Currently only Basic and Proxy-Authorization.

Function Name: def auth_unset(href = None)
Parameters: href
Return: Nothing
Abstract: Removes the values set by auth_set().

Function Name: def auth_brute_force(method = None, hin = None, user = "", passw = "", fail_code = 401)
Parameters: method, hin, user, passw
Return: None in error, and a string on success.
Abstract: Performs an authorization brute force attack.