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<h2 class="class">Class Identity</h2>

<dl><dt><b>Known Subclasses:</b></dt>
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    <a href="twisted.conch.identity.ConchIdentity.html"><code>ConchIdentity</code></a></dd></dl>

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<p>An identity, with different methods for verification.</p>
An identity represents a user's permissions with a particular 
application. It is a username, a password, and a collection of 
Perspective/Service name pairs, each of which is a perspective that this 
identity is allowed to access.
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#__init__" class="summary-sig-name"><code>__init__</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>name</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>authorizer</span>)</span></code>
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Create an identity.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><a name="__repr__"></a><span class="summary-sig"><span class="summary-sig-name">__repr__</span>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#addKeyByString" class="summary-sig-name"><code>addKeyByString</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span></code>
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Put a key on my keyring.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#addKeyForPerspective" class="summary-sig-name"><code>addKeyForPerspective</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>perspective</span>)</span></code>
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Add a key for the given perspective.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#challenge" class="summary-sig-name"><code>challenge</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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I return some random data.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#getAllKeys" class="summary-sig-name"><code>getAllKeys</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Returns a list of all services and perspectives this identity can 
connect to.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#removeKey" class="summary-sig-name"><code>removeKey</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span></code>
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Remove a key from my keyring.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#requestPerspectiveForKey" class="summary-sig-name"><code>requestPerspectiveForKey</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span></code>
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Get a perspective request (a Deferred) for the given key.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#requestPerspectiveForService" class="summary-sig-name"><code>requestPerspectiveForService</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>serviceName</span>)</span></code>
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Get the first available perspective for a given service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#save" class="summary-sig-name"><code>save</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Persist this Identity to the authorizer.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#setAlreadyHashedPassword" class="summary-sig-name"><code>setAlreadyHashedPassword</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>cyphertext</span>)</span></code>
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(legacy) Set a password for this identity, already md5 hashed.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><a name="setPassword"></a><span class="summary-sig"><span class="summary-sig-name">setPassword</span>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>plaintext</span>)</span></code>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#verifyPassword" class="summary-sig-name"><code>verifyPassword</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>challenge</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>hashedPassword</span>)</span></code>
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Verify a challenge/response password.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#verifyPlainPassword" class="summary-sig-name"><code>verifyPlainPassword</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>plaintext</span>)</span></code>
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Verify plain text password.</td></tr>
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<td><b><a href="twisted.cred.identity.Identity.html#hashedPassword"><code>hashedPassword</code></a></b> = <span title="None">None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></td></tr>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">__init__</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>name</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>authorizer</span>)</span>
    <br /><i>(Constructor)</i>
  </h3>
  <p>Create an identity.</p>
  I must have a name, and a backreference to the Application that the 
  Keys on my keyring make reference to.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">addKeyByString</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span>
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  <p>Put a key on my keyring.</p>
  This key will give me a token to access to some service in the 
  future.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">addKeyForPerspective</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>perspective</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Add a key for the given perspective.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">challenge</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <p>I return some random data.</p>
  This is a method in addition to the module-level function because it 
  is anticipated that we will want to change this to store salted 
  passwords.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">getAllKeys</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
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  <p>Returns a list of all services and perspectives this identity can 
  connect to.</p>
  This returns a sequence of keys.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">removeKey</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <p>Remove a key from my keyring.</p>
  If this key is not present, raise KeyError.
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  </dd></dl>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">requestPerspectiveForKey</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>serviceName</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>perspectiveName</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <p>Get a perspective request (a Deferred) for the given key.</p>
  If this identity does not have access to the given 
  <code>(serviceName, perspectiveName)</code> pair, I will raise <a 
  href="twisted.cred.error.KeyNotFound.html" 
  class="link"><code>KeyNotFound</code></a>.
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  </dd></dl>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">requestPerspectiveForService</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>serviceName</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Get the first available perspective for a given service.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">save</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Persist this Identity to the authorizer.
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  </dd></dl>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">setAlreadyHashedPassword</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>cyphertext</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  (legacy) Set a password for this identity, already md5 hashed.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">verifyPassword</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>challenge</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>hashedPassword</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Verify a challenge/response password.
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  </dd></dl>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">verifyPlainPassword</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>plaintext</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <p>Verify plain text password.</p>
  This is insecure, but necessary to support legacy protocols such as 
  IRC, POP3, HTTP, etc.
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<h3>hashedPassword</h3>
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