#  includes/auth.py
#  
#  module version: 1.0.20130625
#    for protocol version 0.2.20130625
#
#
#  contains:
#    init()
#    check_passwd()
#    mkpasswd()
#


import hashlib

class auth:
    
    passwd = ""
    
    def init(password):
        
        global passwd
        passwd = password
    
    
    def check_passwd(incpass):
        """
        checks a given password
        """
        if hashlib.sha512(incpass).hexdigest() == passwd: return True
        else: return False

    def mkpasswd(incpass):
        """
        encodes a password with SHA512
        """
        return hashlib.sha512(incpass).hexdigest()