How to get a person's username in Python ( os module )

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To get someones username to personalise a project or secure a project then you use the code: import os

username = os.environ['REPL_OWNER']
Thanks for reading. I could also post a tutorial on how to use this soon.

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https://replit.com/@HenryMiles3/DraftyPeskyConstant?v=1 Here is a project with the code.

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Yes! This is a really good alternative to replit auth! I also use this for my chatbot!
It is sooo useful! I use it in almost every repl I use.

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Always happy to help :smiley:

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as long as you don’t use REPL_OWNER in any auth/verification process, then it should be safe. Otherwise, use REPL_IDENTITY which is signed and most likely can’t be tampered with.

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Ok I’ll test that out.

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Unfortunately, that’s not true. If someone can get access to env vars (even from cover page!), they can break the security of REPL_IDENTITY.

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you can do that from the cover page?

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Yes, see this topic:

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That’s sad that we can’t protect stuff like that.

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You could vote on this feature request, and perhaps it’ll eventually get implemented in some form.

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I was about to say perhaps we should request a new feature to protect stuff.

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hey there guys, vuln hunter here, I want to say that it is guaranteed to be the correct user with a like <0.1% chance of hacking with repl_identity but it’s just that you cannot guarantee that the person is not automating the code

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