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Generate Strong SSH Keys and Save Them Securely with Python
Generate a 4096-bit RSA SSH key pair using Python's cryptography library and save both private and public keys with restricted file permissions.
import os
import stat
from pathlib import Path
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
def generate_ssh_keypair(key_path: str = "id_rsa", passphrase: str = None):
"""Generate a 4096-…
Build a URL Shortener Client with Python
A Python class that shortens long URLs and resolves short codes using a REST API built with requests.
import json
import sys
import requests
class URLShortenerClient:
def __init__(self, base_url="http://tinyurl.com"):
self.base_url = base_url
def shorten_url(self, long_url):
payload = {"url": long_url}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(f"{…
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