go-hash-service

go-hash-service

Password hashing service

This project is the result of a test project for Jumpcloud.

Summary:

A simple hashing REST service. You can compile and run the service through typical go means:

$ go run go-hash-service.go --port 8080 --address localhost

Port and address are optional command line arguments. Service will run in the foreground of your terminal until either Ctrl-C or the shutdown request is received.

hash

Accepts POST to /hash URI, expects password form-encoded parameter. Responds with an ID number to be referenced later.

Accepts GET to /hash/ presents Base64-encoded SHA512 password from previous POST request. ID supplied here must match output from above POST.

stats

Accepts GET to /stats, revealing the number of hashes generated and the average response time for inital POST request.

shutdown

Accepts any request to /shutdown to gracefully terminate the server. NOTE: Windows is less than graceful.

Misc.

This software is distributed under the MIT license. See the accompanying LICENSE file for more information.

Created July 2020 by Adam Erickson, adam@awre.co