password protect file

[gmsiders at gmail.com]

On Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:25:51 PM UTC-5, Modulok wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:28:47 -0700 (PDT), gmsi... at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering if there was a couple of words or things i
> > could add to the top of my python script to password
> 
> > protect it so that it asks user for the password and then
> > after three tries it locks them out or says "access
> 
> > denied" and closes/ends the script but if they get it
> > wright it proceeds on to the next line of the script total
> 
> > noob here any help appreciated
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How to correctly implement such features depends on what are you are
> 
> protecting. Are you trying to protect another file on the same machine, the
> script itself? Is this a server-side script trying to authenticate a web
> 
> client? Is this 'kid-sister' level protection or national security level
> of protection? We would need more details on what you're trying to accomplish.
> 
> 
> 
> Also, good (i.e. real) security is notoriously difficult to get right. There
> are usually pre-built solutions you should make use of instead.
> 
> 
> 
> From your subject line it sounds like you're interested in access control. If
> this is on a controlled system you should instead make use of the pre-built
> 
> operating systems access control features such as user accounts, file
> permission bits, group policies or Access Control Lists.
> 
> 
> 
> If this is in an uncontrolled environment or you just want to protect a file on
> a USB stick from prying eyes you can encrypt the file with a strong symmetric
> 
> cipher like AES. There are existing tools for doing this. Your Python script
> could be a wrapper around one of these. (There are certain security
> 
> implications to be aware of when doing this.) There's also AES implementations
> available in various pure Python modules. (However these generally are not FIPS
> 
> certified.)
> 
> 
> If you are a "total noob" attempting (real) security programming is a bad idea.
> 
> -Modulok-

i just want something simple that basicly asks for a password and then replies to u if you are wrong nothing hevay just for learning exsperience