{"categories":[{"label":"Cryptography","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security-cryptography/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python bindings for the biscuit authentication library, enabling token creation, parsing, block appending, and authorization checks within Python applications.","skillfed_tags":["authentication","authorization","cryptography"],"use_cases":["Build and validate authorization tokens for microservice-to-microservice communication with embedded access policies.","Implement delegated authorization workflows where third parties can append their own authorization blocks to tokens.","Parse and verify cryptographic tokens in API gateways or middleware to enforce fine-grained access control.","Integrate biscuit-based authorization into Python web frameworks or authentication systems.","Validate token authorization rules against dynamic authorization policies."],"what_it_does":"biscuit-python is a Python wrapper around the Rust biscuit authentication library, providing cryptographic token operations for authorization workflows. It allows you to build tokens, append authorization blocks (both first-party and third-party), parse existing tokens, and validate them against authorization rules. The package has no runtime dependencies beyond the compiled extension itself.\n\nThe library is actively maintained and covers the core use cases for token-based authorization: creating tokens with embedded authorization logic, delegating authority through third-party blocks, and enforcing access control policies. As a pre-1.0 project, it is production-ready for its documented features but may introduce breaking API changes in future releases.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need biscuit-based authorization in Python and accept pre-1.0 API volatility. The package is actively maintained, has no runtime dependencies, covers all documented core use cases, and carries no known security vulnerabilities. The main caveats are medium install friction (compiled wheels) and unclear license metadata that should be verified against your project's requirements."},"id":"biscuit-python","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/biscuit-python","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/biscuit-python.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/biscuit-python/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-09-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"biscuit-python","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Python bindings for the biscuit auth platform"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":77570,"position":14514,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.4.0"}