Are Python.requests Safe?

I'm about to use Python.requests to get data from my own online api to my local pc. My api requires authentication which for now is done trough simply posting user/pass: params = {

Solution 1:

this has nothing to do with the python-requests package, but with the HTTP (and HTTPS) protocols. HTTP is plain-text so anyone that manages to sniff your packets can read the content (hence the username/password pair in clear text). HTTPS uses strong encryption, so even someone sniffing your traffic will have a hard-time deciphering it - no encryption scheme is 100% safe of course but decrypting SSL traffic is currently way too costly even for the NSA.

IOW, what will make your requests "safe" is the use of the HTTPS protocol, not which python (or not python) package you use to write your client code.

Solution 2:

Use the HTTPS protocol and it's safe provided you have a valid SSL certificate on your api. If you still feel paranoid/insecure, you can implement end-to-end encryption using an existing algorithm or create your custom algorithm either.