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+"""
+login.py - Implement login method
+"""
+
+from pylinkirc import conf, utils, world
+from pylinkirc.log import log
+from passlib.apps import custom_app_context as pwd_context
+
+@utils.add_cmd
+def login(user, password):
+    # synonymous to identify()
+    """<user> <password>
+    login to PyLink Services"""
+    # XXX: First see if the user exists in the config
+    try:
+        passhash = conf.conf['login']['accounts'][user]
+    except KeyError:
+        return False
+        log.error("Account '%s' not found" % user)
+    # XXX: if so then see if the user provided username and password
+    # matches the one in the config.
+    if verifyhash(password, passhash):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+@utils.add_cmd
+def mkpasswd(irc, source, args):
+    # synonymous to /mkpasswd so prospective admins
+    # can give their password without actually
+    # showing it outright.
+    """<password>
+    hashes a password for use in pylink.yml"""
+    # TODO: restrict to only certain users?
+    # XXX: do we allow this to be public or restrict it
+    # to a certain group of people.
+    password=None
+    try:
+        password = args[0]
+    except IndexError:
+        irc.error("Not enough arguments. (Needs 1, password)")
+    if password == None or password == "None":
+        # technically we shouldn't end up with this running
+        irc.error("password can not be empty")
+        
+    hashed_pass = pwd_context.encrypt("%s" % password)
+    if verifyhash(password, hashed_pass):
+        irc.reply(hashed_pass)
+
+def verifyhash(password, passhash):
+    if password:
+        # ... good we have a password inputted
+        # XXX: the greatest thing here is that the hash
+        # is just a string either way, not a object with
+        # a method to output the hash
+        return pwd_context.verify(password, passhash)        
+