old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  #
  # Copyright (C) 2014 eNovance SAS <licensing@enovance.com>
  #
  # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
  # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
  # a copy of the License at
  #
  #      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  #
  # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
  # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
  # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
  # under the License.
  
  import requests
  
  
  def get_cookie(auth_server, username, password):
      url = "http://%s/auth/login" % auth_server
      resp = requests.post(url, params={'username': username,
                                        'password': password,
                                        'back': '/'},
                           allow_redirects=False)
      return resp.cookies.get('auth_pubtkt', '')
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  #
  # Copyright (C) 2014 eNovance SAS <licensing@enovance.com>
  #
  # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
  # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
  # a copy of the License at
  #
  #      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  #
  # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
  # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
  # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
  # under the License.
  
  import requests
  
  
  def get_cookie(auth_server, username, password, use_ssl=False, verify=True):
      if use_ssl:
          url = "https://%s/auth/login" % auth_server
          resp = requests.post(url, params={'username': username,
                                            'password': password,
                                            'back': '/'},
                               allow_redirects=False,
                               verify=verify)
      else:
          url = "http://%s/auth/login" % auth_server
          resp = requests.post(url, params={'username': username,
                                            'password': password,
                                            'back': '/'},
                               allow_redirects=False)
      return resp.cookies.get('auth_pubtkt', '')
  
subject: Handle SSL during auth