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Introducing Secure Python Code Manager: Safeguard and Share Your Python Code with Confidence

Introducing Secure Python Code Manager: Safeguard and Share Your
Python Code with Confidence

As developers, we often face the challenge of sharing our Python code
securely while protecting our intellectual property. Whether it's
collaborating with teammates, distributing scripts to clients, or
contributing to open-source projects, ensuring that our code remains
secure is paramount. That's where the Secure Python Code
Manager
 comes into play — a command-line tool designed to help
you share Python code securely, implement advanced Python code
encryption
, and maintain robust source code protection.

What is Secure Python Code Manager?

The Secure Python Code Manager is an innovative solution that leverages
the Alpha Beta Network cloud platform to offer developers a seamless
way to protect and distribute their Python scripts. By utilizing
advanced techniques such as code obfuscation in Python, this tool
ensures that your code remains secure during transfer and execution.

Note: The project is currently in Beta Testing and is available
for free.

Key Features

  • Secure Code Sharing: Encrypt and protect your Python scripts to
    prevent unauthorized access or modification.

  • Source Code Protection: Utilize multi-level protection with
    dynamic obfuscation, enhancing Python code security best
    practices
    .

  • Flexible Licensing: Create time-limited or device-specific
    licenses with customizable usage parameters.

  • Seamless Code Updates: Update your code in the cloud without
    requiring client-side reinstallation.

  • Revocable Access: Revoke or disable access to shared code at any
    time.

  • Usage Monitoring: Automated monitoring and control of suspicious
    activity, including usage limits and IP restrictions.

  • Python Secure Code Transfer: Ensure your code is not stored on
    the user's local machine, enhancing security.

  • Easy Integration: Implement the entire process in just one step
    using our command-line tool.

How It Works

  1. Upload Your Code: Use the command-line tool to upload your
    Python source code to the Alpha Beta Network cloud platform. Specify
    allowed usage parameters such as usage period, device limits, daily
    usage limits, and more.

  2. Automatic Protection: The service automatically implements
    multi-level protection using dynamic code obfuscation in Python,
    resulting in a license file (protected code loader) according to
    your specified license parameters.

  3. Secure Distribution: Download the ready license file and use it
    instead of your source code. The file performs the functionality of
    your code without exposing the source, enabling secure code
    sharing
    .

  4. Manage Licenses: Extend, update, or revoke licenses as needed.
    Monitor service usage and retrieve detailed license information.

  5. Automatic Deletion: Upon license expiration, your code is
    automatically deleted from the cloud, ensuring continued security.

Installation

Before using the Secure Python Code Manager, ensure that you
have Python 3 installed on your system.

Install Required Packages

The script requires the following Python packages:

  • requests

  • psutil

  • cryptography

Install them using pip:


pip install requests psutil cryptography
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Download the Script

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:


git clone https://github.com/alphabetanetcom/secure-python-code-manager.git

cd secure-python-code-manager
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Alternatively, download the secure_python_code_manager.py script
directly to your local machine.

Usage

The Secure Python Code Manager provides the following main
functionalities:

Uploading Code and Creating a License

Upload your Python script to the cloud and create a new license for it.

Command Syntax:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --upload -f /path/to/your_script.py
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Parameters:

  • --upload or -u: Specifies the action to upload code.

  • --file FILE_PATH or -f FILE_PATH: Specifies the path to
    the .py file to upload.

Example:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --upload -f my_script.py
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Upon successful upload, the script will provide a license key and save
the protected code loader.

Updating Previously Uploaded Code

Update a previously uploaded script associated with a specific license.

Command Syntax:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --update -f /path/to/your_script.py -l LICENSE_KEY
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Parameters:

  • --update or -p: Specifies the action to update code.

  • --file FILE_PATH or -f FILE_PATH: Specifies the path to
    the .py file to update.

  • --license LICENSE_KEY or -l LICENSE_KEY: Specifies the license key
    associated with the code to update.

Example:


python secure_python_code_manager.py \--update -f my_script.py -l 1234567890
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Retrieving License Information

Retrieve detailed information about your licenses, including status and
usage data.

Command Syntax:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --license-info -l LICENSE_KEYS [OPTIONS]
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Parameters:

  • --license-info or -i: Specifies the action to retrieve license
    information.

  • -l LICENSE_KEYS or --license LICENSE_KEYS: Specifies the license
    key(s) to retrieve information for. Use all to retrieve information
    for all licenses.

  • --extend or -e: (Optional) Extends the expiration date of the
    specified licenses by 24 hours.

  • --set_hwids NUMBER or -d NUMBER: (Optional) Sets the maximum
    number of hardware IDs for the specified licenses.

Examples:

Retrieve information for a specific license:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --license-info -l 1234567890
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Extend the expiration date:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --license-info -l 1234567890 --extend
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Retrieving Service Usage Information

Retrieve information about your service usage, including uploaded
scripts and associated licenses.

Command Syntax:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --service-usage
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Parameters:

  • --service-usage or -s: Specifies the action to retrieve service usage information.

Example:


python secure_python_code_manager.py --service-usage
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Application Areas

The Secure Python Code Manager can be effectively applied in the
following areas:

  • Commercial Distribution: Safely share Python code with clients
    or customers, implementing Python code protection tools for
    sales or rentals.

  • Collaborative Development: Share code securely with colleagues
    or team members without exposing the source code.

  • Testing and Verification: Provide intermediate versions for
    verification and testing, including fixing bugs and adding new
    functionality using seamless code updates.

  • Intellectual Property Protection: Maintain control over your
    code to prevent unauthorized usage or copying, preserving your
    intellectual property.

Security and Best Practices

By implementing Python secure code transfer protocols, the Alpha
Beta Network strives to keep code better protected during transmission.
This commitment to security extends to various aspects of the platform,
aiming to improve Python code security best practices.

While no system can guarantee absolute security, the Secure Python Code
Manager represents an effort to empower developers to share their code
with increased confidence, significantly enhancing security with new
solutions that we implement.

About the Alpha Beta Network

The Alpha Beta Network is an innovative non-commercial research project
currently in Beta testing, aimed at enhancing the way developers share
and protect their Python code. The project introduces a platform
designed to address the challenges faced by developers and users
worldwide in the realm of secure code sharing.

Stay Connected

Join our official Telegram channel to follow our updates, leave
feedback, and get early access to extended functionality:

In the near future, subscribers of our Telegram channel will gain access
to extended features of the Alpha Beta Network cloud platform through
specially created Telegram bots.


For more information about our Alpha Beta Network project, please
visit αβ.net.


Conclusion

The Secure Python Code Manager offers a powerful and flexible solution
for developers seeking to protect and share their Python code securely.
By leveraging advanced encryption and obfuscation techniques, along with
flexible licensing options, you can now distribute your code with peace
of mind.

Try out the Secure Python Code Manager today and take the first step
towards more secure code sharing!


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