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apple_devicecheck_api_jwt_auth_query_bits.py
pythonGenerates an authentication JWT and sends a request to Apple's DeviceCheck A
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apple_devicecheck_api_jwt_auth_query_bits.py
1import time
2import jwt
3import requests
4
5# Configuration: Replace these with your Apple Developer account details
6KEY_ID = 'YOUR_KEY_ID' # 10-character Key ID from Apple Developer portal
7TEAM_ID = 'YOUR_TEAM_ID' # Your 10-character Team ID
8ALGORITHM = 'ES256'
9PRIVATE_KEY = """-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
10YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY_CONTENT_HERE
11-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"""
12
13# DeviceCheck API Endpoints
14# Production: https://api.devicecheck.apple.com/v1/query_two_bits
15# Development: https://api.development.devicecheck.apple.com/v1/query_two_bits
16URL = "https://api.development.devicecheck.apple.com/v1/query_two_bits"
17
18def generate_token():
19 """Generates the signed JWT required for Apple DeviceCheck authentication."""
20 headers = {
21 'alg': ALGORITHM,
22 'kid': KEY_ID
23 }
24 payload = {
25 'iss': TEAM_ID,
26 'iat': int(time.time())
27 }
28 return jwt.encode(payload, PRIVATE_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM, headers=headers)
29
30def query_device(device_token):
31 """
32 Sends a request to Apple to query the two bits associated with a device.
33 :param device_token: The base64-encoded token generated by the app on the device.
34 """
35 auth_token = generate_token()
36
37 headers = {
38 'Authorization': f'Bearer {auth_token}',
39 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
40 }
41
42 body = {
43 'device_token': device_token,
44 'transaction_id': 'unique-uuid-per-request', # Should be a unique UUID
45 'timestamp': int(time.time() * 1000)
46 }
47
48 response = requests.post(URL, json=body, headers=headers)
49
50 if response.status_code == 200:
51 print("Success:", response.json())
52 else:
53 print(f"Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
54
55if __name__ == "__main__":
56 # Example device token from your iOS app
57 EXAMPLE_DEVICE_TOKEN = "BASE64_DEVICE_TOKEN_FROM_APP"
58 query_device(EXAMPLE_DEVICE_TOKEN)