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2019-08-23 12:31:46 +01:00 · 2019-08-23 12:31:46 +01:00 · a2e3208999
parent bb6dfbd7f9
commit a2e3208999
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--- a/httpsig.py
+++ b/httpsig.py
@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ def createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem: str,nickname: str, \
    return headers

 def verifyRecentSignature(signedDateStr: str) -> bool:
+    """Checks whether the given time taken from the header is within
+    12 hours of the current time
+    """
    currDate=datetime.datetime.utcnow()
    signedDate=datetime.datetime.strptime(signedDateStr,"%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")
    # 12 hours tollerance