Feature: Auth should use .netrc instead of a .cfg

[vxbinaca]

• There should be a module to handle this (there was with perl when I was using it to beef up a script I used for a while) that gives .netrc that can be pulled on install after the change is made.
• If no .netrc exists, create one and set perms to 600, insert auth.
• Don't use flags to do this, use the inbuilt prompts that don't leave traces in the bash history
• Might be an issue if someones using Cygwin, though I don't know because I run all Linux.

[jjjake]

@vxbinaca We're still going to want to want a config specifically for ia, but I added support for using a .netrc file to configure ia.

For example:

ia configure --netrc

That simply uses netrc.netrc(). It doesn't support pointing to specific files, but feel free to add that if you would find it useful. Also note that the Python netrc module does not support spaces in password. It's a known issue, but doesn't seem to have been resolved yet.

[vxbinaca]

I'll hold off using it until they fix that. I only brought it up because it's a unix standard way of secure storage and parsing of credentials. Some of us use shell boxes and on a multi-user setup......eh it's the box admins fault for not setting 600 or 700 on each user directory.

Thanks. Also, I have questions about deriving. Who do I direct them to? If it's you I'll just email you.

[jjjake]

@vxbinaca you can email me. I'll direct it elsewhere if needed.

BTW, here's the issue if you'd like to follow (looks like the patch is awaiting review): python/cpython#127