GitHub - aenglander/practical-api-security-python-example-flask: Code example for Practical API Security for Python based presentations and trainings

This repository consists of client and server code comprising the example material for Practical API Security.

Installing

Pre-Installation Requirements

• Git
• Python 3.6
• pipenv

Clone This Repository

Clone this repository to your computer

git clone https://github.com/aenglander/practical-api-security-python-example-flask.git

Installing Requirements and Virtual Environment

Run a pipenv install:

Start Virtual Environment

Start a pipenv shell:

Verifying the installation

1. Start the server

   From Bash:

   export FLASK_APP=server.py
   export FLASK_ENV=development
   flask run

   From Windows:

   set FLASK_APP=server.py
   set FLASK_ENV=development
   flask run
   

2. Run the client:

3. The client response should be:

   REQUEST:
   
   === No Request ===
   
   RESPONSE:
   
   Decrypted Body:
   {
     "Hello": "World!"
   }