from os import urandom as _urandom
from hashlib import sha1 as _sha1
from base64 import encodebytes as _encodebytes, b64encode as _b64encode


# unproudly borrowed from
# http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/347.html
def ssha_encode(password):
    salt = _urandom(4)
    h = _sha1(password.encode())
    h.update(salt)
    return _b64encode(b"{SSHA}" + _encodebytes(h.digest() + salt)[:-1]).decode()