feat(http-power): support HTTP Digest authentication - #1001
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Add an `auth.digest` block to the HTTP power driver config, mapping to requests' HTTPDigestAuth. It is mutually exclusive with `auth.basic`; configuring both raises at driver setup. Document the new option in the driver README: a digest example, the `auth.digest` config row, an HttpDigestAuth parameter table, and an updated note that no longer claims Basic Auth is the only mechanism. Signed-off-by: Birk Blechschmidt <birk.blechschmidt@liebherr.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe HTTP power driver adds HTTP Digest authentication beside Basic authentication. It validates mutually exclusive credentials, selects the matching ChangesHTTP Digest authentication
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Mergeability Score: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new Digest authentication path can accept conflicting or incomplete configuration and fail only when a device request is made, while repeated requests may incur unnecessary authentication retries. These bounded correctness and runtime issues should be addressed before merging. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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`@python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`:
- Around line 79-82: Update the authentication handling around the digest
conversion and mutual-exclusion check to use presence checks (`is not None`)
rather than truthiness, so empty Basic or Digest mappings still count as
configured. Apply the same presence-based checks in _build_auth() when selecting
the authentication handler, preserving conversion of configured mappings and
rejecting both configured methods.
- Around line 39-41: Update the HttpDigestAuth configuration fields so user and
password are required during deserialization, removing their empty-string
defaults or applying equivalent presence validation. Preserve the existing
string field types and ensure HttpDigestAuth cannot be constructed from
configuration without both credentials.
- Around line 79-96: Add focused regression tests in driver_test.py covering
_build_auth selecting HTTPDigestAuth, successful Digest challenge/retry behavior
through _make_http_request, and the ValueError raised when basic and digest
credentials are both configured. Keep existing authentication behavior unchanged
and limit changes to the driver logic or test setup required for these cases.
- Around line 84-96: Update _build_auth and the request flow so HTTPDigestAuth
instances are reused for repeated requests to the same compatible endpoint or
origin/realm, preserving their nonce state without sharing handlers across
unrelated URLs. Keep basic authentication behavior unchanged and ensure cached
handlers are invalidated or separated when the target context is incompatible.
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| if self.auth and self.auth.digest and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict): | ||
| self.auth.digest = HttpDigestAuth(**self.auth.digest) | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic and self.auth.digest: | ||
| raise ValueError("auth.basic and auth.digest are mutually exclusive, configure only one of them") |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Check authentication blocks by presence, not truthiness.
An empty mapping is falsy. With auth.basic: {} and a populated auth.digest, the Basic block is not converted, the mutual-exclusion check does not raise, and _build_auth() silently selects Digest. This violates the documented exclusivity rule.
Use is not None for conversion, exclusivity, and handler selection checks.
Suggested presence checks
- if self.auth and self.auth.basic and isinstance(self.auth.basic, dict):
+ if self.auth and self.auth.basic is not None and isinstance(self.auth.basic, dict):
self.auth.basic = HttpBasicAuth(**self.auth.basic)
- if self.auth and self.auth.digest and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict):
+ if self.auth and self.auth.digest is not None and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict):
self.auth.digest = HttpDigestAuth(**self.auth.digest)
- if self.auth and self.auth.basic and self.auth.digest:
+ if self.auth and self.auth.basic is not None and self.auth.digest is not None:
raise ValueError(...)
...
- if self.auth.basic:
+ if self.auth.basic is not None:
...
- if self.auth.digest:
+ if self.auth.digest is not None:Also applies to: 86-92
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In
`@python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`
around lines 79 - 82, Update the authentication handling around the digest
conversion and mutual-exclusion check to use presence checks (`is not None`)
rather than truthiness, so empty Basic or Digest mappings still count as
configured. Apply the same presence-based checks in _build_auth() when selecting
the authentication handler, preserving conversion of configured mappings and
rejecting both configured methods.
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The problem is that when running this we get dicts instead of the structs and we need to reconstruct the structs, the code for basic auth already works and follows the same pattern.
If we switch to "is not None" we should do it for all L75-L81
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@mangelajo, agreed. The deserialization flow must use presence checks consistently.
If this change is made, update all relevant checks in HttpPower.__post_init__ and HttpPower._build_auth, including the self.auth conversion. This preserves reconstruction of empty configured mappings and makes the mutual-exclusion rule apply to both authentication blocks.
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File: python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py:79-82
Timestamp: 2026-08-17T11:04:50.908Z
Learning: In `python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`, nested HTTP authentication configuration can arrive as dictionaries and must be reconstructed into `HttpAuthConfig`, `HttpBasicAuth`, and `HttpDigestAuth` dataclass instances before authentication selection.
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| if self.auth and self.auth.digest and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict): | ||
| self.auth.digest = HttpDigestAuth(**self.auth.digest) | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic and self.auth.digest: | ||
| raise ValueError("auth.basic and auth.digest are mutually exclusive, configure only one of them") | ||
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| def _build_auth(self): | ||
| """Build the requests auth handler from the configured credentials""" | ||
| if not self.auth: | ||
| return None | ||
| if self.auth.basic: | ||
| return HTTPBasicAuth(self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| if self.auth.digest: | ||
| return HTTPDigestAuth(self.auth.digest.user, self.auth.digest.password) | ||
| return None | ||
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| def _make_http_request(self, endpoint_config: HttpEndpointConfig) -> str: | ||
| """Make HTTP request to the specified endpoint""" | ||
| auth = None | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic: | ||
| auth = (self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| auth = self._build_auth() |
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Add regression tests for Digest authentication.
The supplied python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver_test.py does not verify Digest handler selection, a Digest challenge/retry, or the mutual-exclusion error. Add focused tests in driver_test.py.
Run make pkg-test-jumpstarter-driver-http-power, make pkg-ty-jumpstarter-driver-http-power, make lint-fix, and make test.
As per coding guidelines, “After generation, review generated files, implement driver logic in driver.py, add tests in driver_test.py, and update README.md with driver-specific documentation.”
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In
`@python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`
around lines 79 - 96, Add focused regression tests in driver_test.py covering
_build_auth selecting HTTPDigestAuth, successful Digest challenge/retry behavior
through _make_http_request, and the ValueError raised when basic and digest
credentials are both configured. Keep existing authentication behavior unchanged
and limit changes to the driver logic or test setup required for these cases.
Source: Coding guidelines
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👍 to the specific tests for the digest authentication.
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@mangelajo, the test setup supports the requested coverage. The tests can remain localized to driver_test.py.
- Add a direct test that
_build_auth()returnsrequests.auth.HTTPDigestAuthwhenauth.digestis configured. - Add an in-process HTTP server test that sends a Digest
401challenge, receives the retry with aDigestauthorization header, and returns200. - Add a test that
HttpPowerraisesValueErrorwhen bothauth.basicandauth.digestare configured. - Run
make pkg-test-jumpstarter-driver-http-power,make pkg-ty-jumpstarter-driver-http-power,make lint-fix, andmake test.
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python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py
Lines 84–92
def _build_auth(self):
"""Build the requests auth handler from the configured credentials"""
if not self.auth:
return None
if self.auth.basic:
return HTTPBasicAuth(self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password)
if self.auth.digest:
return HTTPDigestAuth(self.auth.digest.user, self.auth.digest.password)
return NoneLines 94–109
def _make_http_request(self, endpoint_config: HttpEndpointConfig) -> str:
"""Make HTTP request to the specified endpoint"""
auth = self._build_auth()
method = endpoint_config.method.upper()
url = endpoint_config.url
kwargs = {
'auth': auth,
}
if endpoint_config.data and method in ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH']:
kwargs['data'] = endpoint_config.data
self.logger.debug(f"Making {method} request to {url}")
response = requests.request(method, url, **kwargs)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.textThese functions configure requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth from the configured username/password and pass the resulting handler to HTTP requests.
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File: python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py:39-41
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Learning: In `python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`, `HttpDigestAuth` intentionally follows the existing `HttpBasicAuth` pattern: `user` and `password` default to empty strings.
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| def _build_auth(self): | ||
| """Build the requests auth handler from the configured credentials""" | ||
| if not self.auth: | ||
| return None | ||
| if self.auth.basic: | ||
| return HTTPBasicAuth(self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| if self.auth.digest: | ||
| return HTTPDigestAuth(self.auth.digest.user, self.auth.digest.password) | ||
| return None | ||
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| def _make_http_request(self, endpoint_config: HttpEndpointConfig) -> str: | ||
| """Make HTTP request to the specified endpoint""" | ||
| auth = None | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic: | ||
| auth = (self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| auth = self._build_auth() |
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import inspect
import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPDigestAuth
source = inspect.getsource(HTTPDigestAuth)
assert "last_nonce" in source
assert "nonce_count" in source
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Requests HTTPDigestAuth last_nonce nonce_count thread local source behavior
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In the Python Requests library, the HTTPDigestAuth class handles the security requirements of HTTP Digest Authentication by maintaining per-thread state to ensure thread safety [1][2]. This is achieved using threading.local to store data specific to each thread, including last_nonce, nonce_count, and other challenge-related variables [1][3][2]. When HTTPDigestAuth is initialized, it creates a threading.local object [1][3]. The init_per_thread_state method is called to ensure that variables like nonce_count and last_nonce are initialized separately for every thread that uses the authentication instance [1][3][2]. Regarding their behavior: 1. last_nonce and nonce_count: These are stored within the thread-local storage [1][2]. During the authentication process, the library compares the nonce received from the server against the last_nonce stored in the current thread's local storage [4][1]. 2. Nonce Count Logic: If the received nonce matches the thread's last_nonce, the thread-local nonce_count is incremented [4][1]. If it differs (indicating a new challenge), the thread-local nonce_count is reset to 1 [1][2]. This mechanism helps protect against replay attacks by correctly tracking the sequence of requests within that specific thread [2]. 3. Thread Safety: By isolating these state variables per thread, HTTPDigestAuth prevents cross-talk between concurrent requests [2]. This means multiple threads can share the same HTTPDigestAuth instance without interfering with each other's nonce tracking or authentication sequence [1][2].
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- 1: https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/23953c0c/src/requests/auth.py
- 2: https://deepwiki.com/psf/requests/3.2-digest-authentication
- 3: https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/0e4ae38f/src/requests/auth.py
- 4: https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/stable/_modules/requests/auth/
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driver_path = Path("python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py")
tree = ast.parse(driver_path.read_text())
methods = {
node.name: node
for node in ast.walk(tree)
if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef))
}
build_auth = methods["_build_auth"]
make_request = methods["_make_http_request"]
digest_constructors = [
node for node in ast.walk(build_auth)
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assert "self._thread_local.nonce_count" in source
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Cache HTTPDigestAuth instances for repeated requests.
When digest authentication is configured, _build_auth() creates a new handler for every request. requests.HTTPDigestAuth stores last_nonce and nonce_count in handler-local state. Each on, off, or read call can therefore incur an extra 401 challenge and retry. Cache handlers per endpoint or compatible origin/realm. Do not share a handler across unrelated URLs.
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In
`@python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`
around lines 84 - 96, Update _build_auth and the request flow so HTTPDigestAuth
instances are reused for repeated requests to the same compatible endpoint or
origin/realm, preserving their nonce state without sharing handlers across
unrelated URLs. Keep basic authentication behavior unchanged and ensure cached
handlers are invalidated or separated when the target context is incompatible.
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This is an optimization but could make sense.
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@mangelajo, agreed. This is an optimization rather than a correctness requirement. Reusing a digest handler per compatible target would preserve nonce state and reduce avoidable authentication challenges.
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File: python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py:39-41
Timestamp: 2026-08-17T10:58:58.457Z
Learning: In `python/packages/jumpstarter-driver-http-power/jumpstarter_driver_http_power/driver.py`, `HttpDigestAuth` intentionally follows the existing `HttpBasicAuth` pattern: `user` and `password` default to empty strings.
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Thank you for the contribution @blechschmidt-ldc !, there are a few nits but it's honestly looking good.
The most important to me is the additional testing to validate the digest path.
| if self.auth and self.auth.digest and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict): | ||
| self.auth.digest = HttpDigestAuth(**self.auth.digest) | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic and self.auth.digest: | ||
| raise ValueError("auth.basic and auth.digest are mutually exclusive, configure only one of them") |
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The problem is that when running this we get dicts instead of the structs and we need to reconstruct the structs, the code for basic auth already works and follows the same pattern.
If we switch to "is not None" we should do it for all L75-L81
| if self.auth and self.auth.digest and isinstance(self.auth.digest, dict): | ||
| self.auth.digest = HttpDigestAuth(**self.auth.digest) | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic and self.auth.digest: | ||
| raise ValueError("auth.basic and auth.digest are mutually exclusive, configure only one of them") | ||
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| def _build_auth(self): | ||
| """Build the requests auth handler from the configured credentials""" | ||
| if not self.auth: | ||
| return None | ||
| if self.auth.basic: | ||
| return HTTPBasicAuth(self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| if self.auth.digest: | ||
| return HTTPDigestAuth(self.auth.digest.user, self.auth.digest.password) | ||
| return None | ||
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| def _make_http_request(self, endpoint_config: HttpEndpointConfig) -> str: | ||
| """Make HTTP request to the specified endpoint""" | ||
| auth = None | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic: | ||
| auth = (self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| auth = self._build_auth() |
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👍 to the specific tests for the digest authentication.
| def _build_auth(self): | ||
| """Build the requests auth handler from the configured credentials""" | ||
| if not self.auth: | ||
| return None | ||
| if self.auth.basic: | ||
| return HTTPBasicAuth(self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| if self.auth.digest: | ||
| return HTTPDigestAuth(self.auth.digest.user, self.auth.digest.password) | ||
| return None | ||
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| def _make_http_request(self, endpoint_config: HttpEndpointConfig) -> str: | ||
| """Make HTTP request to the specified endpoint""" | ||
| auth = None | ||
| if self.auth and self.auth.basic: | ||
| auth = (self.auth.basic.user, self.auth.basic.password) | ||
| auth = self._build_auth() |
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This is an optimization but could make sense.
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Hi,
some devices like Shelly Power Strip Gen4 only support digest auth. This commit adds digest auth as an alternative means of authentication.