nacl-middleware 0.0.2

aiohttp compatible pynacl middleware

Starting

To start, clone the project with:

git clone https://github.com/CosmicDNA/nacl_middleware

Then enter the cloned folder and create a new virtualenv:

cd nacl-middleware
python3 -m  venv .venv

Activate the just created virtualenv with:

. .venv/bin/activate

Install the dependencies with the command:

pip install -e .[test]

Testing

Run the test suite with the command:

pytest -s

Testing with SSL

Certificates Creation

![NOTE] The following topics consider the project's root folder as the working directory.

Generate a Client Key and Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

To generate a client key and CSR, run openssl command in the terminal:

# Generate a private key (client.key)
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out client.key

# Create a certificate signing request (client.csr)
openssl req -new -key client.key -out client.csr

Generate Self-Signed SSL Certificates

For the server, generate the self signed certificates with:

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout selfsigned.key -out selfsigned.crt

You will be prompted to answer some questions during the certificate generation process. Make sure to set the Common Name (CN) to your server’s domain name (e.g., localhost).

Sign the CSR using your CA's private key

Lastly, sign the CSR using the server's CA's private key

openssl x509 -req -in client.csr -CA selfsigned.crt -CAkey selfsigned.key -CAcreateserial -out client.crt -days 365

Configuration

Once a pytest run has generated a config.json file, you can edit it and add:

{
  "ssl": {
    "cert_path": "selfsigned.crt",
    "key_path": "selfsigned.key"
  }
}

You should now be able to perform the test with SSL enabled.

pytest -s

![TIP] Removing the ssl section from config.json deactivates SSL within both client and server modules.