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Python Flask REST API API Protection Password hashing

Great! Now, add a staticmethod to User that returns a hashed password. Name it hash_password and have it take a single a

Not sure what is wrong with my code, or maybe I'm not understanding the question. Flask REST API password hashing challenge challenge 2 of 3. https://teamtreehouse.com/library/flask-rest-api/api-protection/password-hashing

Great! Now, add a staticmethod to User that returns a hashed password. Name it hash_password and have it take a single argument, the password to hash. Hash the password using HASHER's 'hash' method and return it.

models.py
import datetime

from peewee import *

from argon2 import PasswordHasher
from itsdangerous import (TimedJSONWebSignatureSerializer as Serializer,
                          BadSignature, SignatureExpired)

DATABASE = SqliteDatabase('recipes.db')

HASHER = PasswordHasher()


class User(Model):
    username = CharField(unique=True)
    password = CharField()


    class Meta:
        database = DATABASE

    @classmethod
    def create_user(cls, username, password):
        try:
            cls.get(cls.username**username)
        except cls.DoesNotExist:
            user = cls(username=username)
            # TODO: hash user password here?
            user.password = user.set_password(password)
            user.save()
            return user
        else:
            raise Exception("User already exists") 

    @staticmethod
    def set_password(password):
        return Hasher.hash(password)

    def verify_passowrd(self, password):
        return Hasher.verify(self.password, password)


class Recipe(Model):
    name = CharField()
    created_at = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)

    class Meta:
        database = DATABASE


class Ingredient(Model):
    name = CharField()
    description = CharField()
    quantity = DecimalField()
    measurement_type = CharField()
    recipe = ForeignKeyField(Recipe)

    class Meta:
        database = DATABASE


def initialize():
    DATABASE.connect()
    DATABASE.create_tables([User, Recipe, Ingredient], safe=True)
    DATABASE.close()

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Two specific issues:

  • name method hash_password
  • call the HASHER.hash() method

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!