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app/auth.py

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+from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth
+from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash
+from flask import current_app as app  # Using the current Flask app context
+
+auth = HTTPBasicAuth()
+
+# Initialize the users dictionary once
+users = {}
+
+@auth.verify_password
+def verify_password(username, password):
+    global users # Ensure we're modifying the global users dictionary
+    if not users: # Only populate the dictionary if it's empty
+        users = {
+            "anon": app.config['USER_PASS_HASH']
+        }
+    if username in users and check_password_hash(users.get(username), password):
+        return username