CBFS Storage 2020 Python Edition

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on_file_password_needed Event

Fires if a password is needed to open an encrypted file.

Syntax

class CBDriveFilePasswordNeededEventParams(object):
  @property
  def file_name() -> str: ...
  @property
  def password() -> str: ...
  @password.setter
  def password(value) -> None: ...
  @property
  def result_code() -> int: ...
  @result_code.setter
  def result_code(value) -> None: ...

# In class CBDrive:
@property
def on_file_password_needed() -> Callable[[CBDriveFilePasswordNeededEventParams], None]: ...
@on_file_password_needed.setter
def on_file_password_needed(event_hook: Callable[[CBDriveFilePasswordNeededEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event fires when the encrypted file specified by FileName is being opened if a valid password has not been provided (either directly, or via the default_file_password property or cache_file_password method). This event will not fire if a valid password has already been provided, or if the file specified by FileName does not exist in the vault.

To allow access to the specified file, set the Password parameter to the correct password.

To prevent access to the specified file, return the CBFSSTORAGE_ERR_INVALID_PASSWORD error code via ResultCode.

Note that this event can be fired on different threads, and possibly even on several threads concurrently. As an alternative to handling this event, applications can provide a default file encryption password using the default_file_password property, and/or call the cache_file_password method (before a file is opened) to specify a one-time-use password.

The ResultCode parameter will always be 0 when the event is fired. If the event cannot be handled in a "successful" manner for some reason (e.g., a resource isn't available, security checks failed, etc.), set it to a non-zero value to report an appropriate error. Please refer to the Error Reporting and Handling topic for more information.

Note: when a storage is opened concurrently in read-only mode by several applications using CBDrive or CBMemDrive class, the event will fire only in the first application. To prevent such a situation, always open a vault in read-write mode.

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