/access_token

Generate and validate simple time-based access token

Primary LanguageRubyMIT LicenseMIT

= access_token


== DESCRIPTION:

Generate and validate simple time-based access token

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

TODO: Multiple time formats
      1/100th seconds
      Use ARGV for bin script for username and password

== SYNOPSIS:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'access_token'

username = 'doug'
password = 'secret'

t = AccessToken::Token.new(username, password)
puts t.token

# token should be valid 
puts t.validate(t.token, username, password)? 'valid' : 'not valid'
# token should be valid for 5 seconds 
puts t.validate(t.token, username, password, 5)? 'valid' : 'not valid'
# wait 3 seconds 
sleep 3
# token should be invalid if it's only valid for 2 seconds
puts t.validate(t.token, username, password, 2)? 'valid' : 'not valid'


== REQUIREMENTS:


== INSTALL:

$ sudo gem install dsparling-access_token

or 

$ git clone git://github.com/dsparling/access_token.git
$ cd access_token
$ sudo ruby setup.rb

== LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2008 doug sparling 

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