gistfile1.py

secret = 'dfkasdfiq983ruasfn3rwd9fas'

# This is the hash that we are going to pass to our user's e-mail
stored_hash = sha1()
stored_hash.update(os.urandom(60))

sent_hash = signed_serialize(stored_hash.hexdigest(), secret)
# Store stored_hash off into the db

# Send this to our user's e-mail
return sent_hash.hexdigest()



# When we get a request to verify an e-mail
stored_hash = # Get stored hash from db
if stored_hash == signed_deserialize(sent_hash, secret):
    return True
return False