gistfile1.txt

import logging

from barbicanclient.common import auth
from barbicanclient import client


def verify(auth_url, username, api_key, password):
    if not password or api_key:
        raise ValueError('Password or api_key must be provided')
    if password:
        rack_auth = auth.RackspaceAuthV2(auth_url, username=username, password=password)
    else:
        rack_auth = auth.RackspaceAuthV2(auth_url, username=username, api_key=api_key)
    # now instantiate the client, this will authenticate and
    # retrieve the barbican endpoint from the catalog
    barbican = client.Client(auth_plugin=rack_auth)
    # now you can use the client to start the verification process
    ver_href = barbican.verifications.create(resource_ref='server_id', resource_type='image', resource_action='vm_attach', impersonation_allowed=True)
    logging.info('Retrieving verification..')
    while True:
        ref = barbican.verifications.get(endpoint)
        if ref.status == 'ACTIVE':
            break