[Python-ideas] Make getpass.getpass use system password keyrings ?

[Tim Golden]

Tarek Ziadé wrote:
> I don't know about Windows, I need to digg,


Assuming I understand what the requirement is, you need
the authentication functions. Specifically, I think things
like CredRead, CredWrite and CredUICmdLinePromptForCredentials
would be useful. (getpass may be using these already; I haven't 
checked).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374804(VS.85).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa375187(VS.85).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa375171(VS.85).aspx


TJG