can you add HTTPS functionality to a python flask web server?

Question

I am trying to build a web interface to Mock up a restful interface on networking device this networking device uses Digest Authentication and HTTPS. I figured out how to in

Answer 1

• To run https functionality or SSL authentication in flask application you first install "pyOpenSSL" python package using:

   pip install pyopenssl
  

• Next step is to create 'cert.pem' and 'key.pem' using following command on terminal :

   openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -out cert.pem -keyout key.pem -days 365
  

• Copy generated 'cert.pem' and 'kem.pem' in you flask application project

• Add ssl_context=('cert.pem', 'key.pem') in app.run()

For example:

    from flask import Flask, jsonify

    app = Flask(__name__)

    @app.route('/')

    def index():

        return 'Flask is running!'


    @app.route('/data')

    def names():

        data = {"names": ["John", "Jacob", "Julie", "Jennifer"]}

        return jsonify(data)

  if __name__ == '__main__':

        app.run(ssl_context=('cert.pem', 'key.pem'))