• github.com/baconpat/username_password

Simple library for command line tools to request a username and password. If an “auth_file” is specified the input will be written to an encrypted file and will be read on future invocations - meaning the user does not have to type in their username/password every time.

This was specifically written to simplify writing and running simple scripts and command line tools that access a web service sitting behind basic HTTP authentication.

require 'username_password'
credentials = UsernamePassword.get

In irb:

> require 'username_password'
> UsernamePassword.get
Username: joe224
Password: secret
 => {:password=>"secret", :username=>"joe224"}

Specify a file where the username/password can be written to to prevent having to type them in every time a script is run

require 'username_password'
UsernamePassword.auth_file = "/tmp/authfile"
UsernamePassword.get

The MIT License

Copyright © 2010 Patrick Bacon

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