python 'cryptography' clash pip3 install vs server/cryptography

[ingoratsdorf]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues and I checked the docs https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/tree/main/docs

Current Behavior

the current install script install the pypi cryptography module that seem to be clashing with the cryptography file in /app/server:

ImportError: cannot import name 'decrypt_data' from 'cryptography' (/myenv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cryptogra> Sep 27 01:26:46 netalertx rc.local[676]: from cryptography import decrypt_data Sep 27 01:26:46 netalertx rc.local[676]: File "/app/server/plugin_utils.py", line 8, in Sep 27 01:26:46 netalertx rc.local[676]: from plugin_utils import getPluginObject Sep 27 01:26:46 netalertx rc.local[676]: File "/app/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py", line 26, in

Expected Behavior

No error

Steps To Reproduce

Use bare metal installer, run start script, watch logs and see above error.

If I remove cryptography and empty all python caches, all runs normal. The 'decrypt_data' procedure is not defined in the pip3 install, only in the handcrafted version in /app/server/cryptography.py

app.conf

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docker-compose.yml

N/A

What branch are you running?

Production

app.log

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[jokob-sk]

Thansk @ingoratsdorf , just pushed a quick fix, renamed cryptography.py to crypto_utils.py - hope this solves it.

[ingoratsdorf]

That should solve it indeed. But from the looks, you don't seem to be needing cryptography anywhere?

[jokob-sk]

I'm using (as far as I remember lol) the library to encrypt and decrypt data for the SYNC plugin to communicate between 2 NetAlertX instances. Maybe I don't have to do it and there is an easier way - open to PRs/suggestions.

https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/6e36f7d7aa0435e07b7f1a846e7c24ba57734b94/front/plugins/sync/sync.py#L273

[ingoratsdorf]

Nah, I checked the source code and you are only using it in:

1. \front\plugins\sync\sync.py as the /server/cryptography.py/encrypt_data
2. \server\plugin_utils.py as the /server/cryptography.py/encrypt_data

The reference in \server\cryptography.py to fernet is commented out

Soooo, not in use ;-)

[jokob-sk]

Ha - true - thanks, removed :)