How to generate a nginx secure link in python

Question

How do i make the link for the secure link module in nginx using python? I\'m looking to use nginx to serve secured files that have expiring links. Link to Nginx Wiki

Answer 1

import base64
import hashlib

future = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=5)
url = "/securedir/file.txt"
timestamp = str(time.mktime(future.timetuple()))
security = base64.b64encode(hashlib.md5( secret ).digest()).replace('+', '-').replace('/', '_').replace("=", "")
data = str(url) + "?st=" + str(security) + "&e=" + str(timestamp)

data is your generated url of the form:

/securedir/file.txt?st=PIrEk4JX5gJPTGmvqJG41g&e=1324527723