def test_with_get_protocolinfo(self):
"""
Tests the authenticate() function when it needs to make a get_protocolinfo.
"""
# tests where get_protocolinfo succeeds
protocolinfo_response = mocking.get_protocolinfo_response(
auth_methods=(stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE, ), )
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo,
mocking.return_value(protocolinfo_response))
stem.connection.authenticate(None)
# tests where get_protocolinfo raises an exception
raised_exc = stem.ProtocolError(None)
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo,
mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.IncorrectSocketType,
stem.connection.authenticate, None)
raised_exc = stem.SocketError(None)
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo,
mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.AuthenticationFailure,
stem.connection.authenticate, None)
def test_get_protocolinfo(self):
"""
Exercises the get_protocolinfo() method.
"""
# Use the handy mocked protocolinfo response.
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo,
mocking.return_value(mocking.get_protocolinfo_response()))
# Compare the str representation of these object, because the class
# does not have, nor need, a direct comparison operator.
self.assertEqual(str(mocking.get_protocolinfo_response()),
str(self.controller.get_protocolinfo()))
# Raise an exception in the stem.connection.get_protocolinfo() call.
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo,
mocking.raise_exception(ProtocolError))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_protocolinfo(default="default returned"))
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(ProtocolError, self.controller.get_protocolinfo)
def test_get_protocolinfo(self):
"""
Exercises the get_protocolinfo() method.
"""
# Use the handy mocked protocolinfo response.
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo, mocking.return_value(
mocking.get_protocolinfo_response()
))
# Compare the str representation of these object, because the class
# does not have, nor need, a direct comparison operator.
self.assertEqual(str(mocking.get_protocolinfo_response()), str(self.controller.get_protocolinfo()))
# Raise an exception in the stem.connection.get_protocolinfo() call.
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo, mocking.raise_exception(ProtocolError))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_protocolinfo(default = "default returned")
)
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(ProtocolError, self.controller.get_protocolinfo)
def test_get_socks_listeners_old(self):
"""
Exercises the get_socks_listeners() method as though talking to an old tor
instance.
"""
# An old tor raises stem.InvalidArguments for get_info about socks, but
# get_socks_listeners should work anyway.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 9050)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but SocksListenAddress overrides the port number.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:1112"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 1112)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but multiple listeners
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:1112", "127.0.0.1:1114"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 1112), ('127.0.0.1', 1114)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but no SOCKS listeners
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "0",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): []
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Where tor provides invalid ports or addresses
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "blarg",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "0",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:abc"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "40",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["500.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
def test_get_socks_listeners_old(self):
"""
Exercises the get_socks_listeners() method as though talking to an old tor
instance.
"""
# An old tor raises stem.InvalidArguments for get_info about socks, but
# get_socks_listeners should work anyway.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 9050)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but SocksListenAddress overrides the port number.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:1112"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 1112)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but multiple listeners
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "9050",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:1112", "127.0.0.1:1114"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([('127.0.0.1', 1112), ('127.0.0.1', 1114)], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Again, an old tor, but no SOCKS listeners
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "0",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): []
}, is_method = True))
self.assertEqual([], self.controller.get_socks_listeners())
# Where tor provides invalid ports or addresses
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "blarg",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "0",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["127.0.0.1:abc"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_conf", mocking.return_for_args({
("SocksPort",): "40",
("SocksListenAddress", "multiple=True"): ["500.0.0.1"]
}, is_method = True))
self.assertRaises(stem.ProtocolError, self.controller.get_socks_listeners)
def test_with_get_protocolinfo(self):
"""
Tests the authenticate() function when it needs to make a get_protocolinfo.
"""
# tests where get_protocolinfo succeeds
protocolinfo_response = mocking.get_protocolinfo_response(auth_methods=(stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE,))
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo, mocking.return_value(protocolinfo_response))
stem.connection.authenticate(None)
# tests where get_protocolinfo raises an exception
raised_exc = stem.ProtocolError(None)
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo, mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.IncorrectSocketType, stem.connection.authenticate, None)
raised_exc = stem.SocketError(None)
mocking.mock(stem.connection.get_protocolinfo, mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.AuthenticationFailure, stem.connection.authenticate, None)
def test_get_version(self):
"""
Exercises the get_version() method.
"""
try:
# Use one version for first check.
version_2_1 = "0.2.1.32"
version_2_1_object = stem.version.Version(version_2_1)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info",
mocking.return_value(version_2_1))
# Return a version with a cold cache.
self.assertEqual(version_2_1_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Use a different version for second check.
version_2_2 = "0.2.2.39"
version_2_2_object = stem.version.Version(version_2_2)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info",
mocking.return_value(version_2_2))
# Return a version with a hot cache, so it will be the old version.
self.assertEqual(version_2_1_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Turn off caching.
self.controller._is_caching_enabled = False
# Return a version without caching, so it will be the new version.
self.assertEqual(version_2_2_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Raise an exception in the get_info() call.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info",
mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_version(default="default returned"))
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(InvalidArguments, self.controller.get_version)
# Give a bad version. The stem.version.Version ValueError should bubble up.
version_A_42 = "0.A.42.spam"
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info",
mocking.return_value(version_A_42))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.controller.get_version)
finally:
# Turn caching back on before we leave.
self.controller._is_caching_enabled = True
def test_get_version(self):
"""
Exercises the get_version() method.
"""
try:
# Use one version for first check.
version_2_1 = "0.2.1.32"
version_2_1_object = stem.version.Version(version_2_1)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.return_value(version_2_1))
# Return a version with a cold cache.
self.assertEqual(version_2_1_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Use a different version for second check.
version_2_2 = "0.2.2.39"
version_2_2_object = stem.version.Version(version_2_2)
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.return_value(version_2_2))
# Return a version with a hot cache, so it will be the old version.
self.assertEqual(version_2_1_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Turn off caching.
self.controller._is_caching_enabled = False
# Return a version without caching, so it will be the new version.
self.assertEqual(version_2_2_object, self.controller.get_version())
# Raise an exception in the get_info() call.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_version(default = "default returned")
)
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(InvalidArguments, self.controller.get_version)
# Give a bad version. The stem.version.Version ValueError should bubble up.
version_A_42 = "0.A.42.spam"
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.return_value(version_A_42))
self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.controller.get_version)
finally:
# Turn caching back on before we leave.
self.controller._is_caching_enabled = True
def test_get_network_status(self):
"""
Exercises the get_network_status() method.
"""
# Build a single router status entry.
nickname = "Beaver"
fingerprint = "/96bKo4soysolMgKn5Hex2nyFSY"
desc = "r %s %s u5lTXJKGsLKufRLnSyVqT7TdGYw 2012-12-30 22:02:49 77.223.43.54 9001 0\ns Fast Named Running Stable Valid\nw Bandwidth=75" % (
nickname, fingerprint)
router = stem.descriptor.router_status_entry.RouterStatusEntryV2(desc)
# Always return the same router status entry.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.return_value(desc))
# Pretend to get the router status entry with its name.
self.assertEqual(router, self.controller.get_network_status(nickname))
# Pretend to get the router status entry with its fingerprint.
hex_fingerprint = stem.descriptor.router_status_entry._base64_to_hex(
fingerprint, False)
self.assertEqual(router,
self.controller.get_network_status(hex_fingerprint))
# Mangle hex fingerprint and try again.
hex_fingerprint = hex_fingerprint[2:]
self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.controller.get_network_status,
hex_fingerprint)
# Raise an exception in the get_info() call.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info",
mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_network_status(nickname,
default="default returned"))
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(InvalidArguments, self.controller.get_network_status,
nickname)
def test_get_network_status(self):
"""
Exercises the get_network_status() method.
"""
# Build a single router status entry.
nickname = "Beaver"
fingerprint = "/96bKo4soysolMgKn5Hex2nyFSY"
desc = "r %s %s u5lTXJKGsLKufRLnSyVqT7TdGYw 2012-12-30 22:02:49 77.223.43.54 9001 0\ns Fast Named Running Stable Valid\nw Bandwidth=75" % (nickname, fingerprint)
router = stem.descriptor.router_status_entry.RouterStatusEntryV2(desc)
# Always return the same router status entry.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.return_value(desc))
# Pretend to get the router status entry with its name.
self.assertEqual(router, self.controller.get_network_status(nickname))
# Pretend to get the router status entry with its fingerprint.
hex_fingerprint = stem.descriptor.router_status_entry._decode_fingerprint(fingerprint, False)
self.assertEqual(router, self.controller.get_network_status(hex_fingerprint))
# Mangle hex fingerprint and try again.
hex_fingerprint = hex_fingerprint[2:]
self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.controller.get_network_status, hex_fingerprint)
# Raise an exception in the get_info() call.
mocking.mock_method(Controller, "get_info", mocking.raise_exception(InvalidArguments))
# Get a default value when the call fails.
self.assertEqual(
"default returned",
self.controller.get_network_status(nickname, default = "default returned")
)
# No default value, accept the error.
self.assertRaises(InvalidArguments, self.controller.get_network_status, nickname)
def test_all_use_cases(self):
"""
Does basic validation that all valid use cases for the PROTOCOLINFO input
and dependent functions result in either success or a AuthenticationFailed
subclass being raised.
"""
# mute the logger for this test since otherwise the output is overwhelming
stem_logger = log.get_logger()
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(None))
# exceptions that the authentication functions are documented to raise
all_auth_none_exc = (None,
stem.connection.OpenAuthRejected(None))
all_auth_password_exc = (None,
stem.connection.PasswordAuthRejected(None),
stem.connection.IncorrectPassword(None))
all_auth_cookie_exc = (None,
stem.connection.IncorrectCookieSize(None, None),
stem.connection.UnreadableCookieFile(None, None),
stem.connection.CookieAuthRejected(None, None),
stem.connection.IncorrectCookieValue(None, None))
# authentication functions might raise a controller error when
# 'suppress_ctl_errors' is False, so including those
control_exc = (
stem.socket.ProtocolError(None),
stem.socket.SocketError(None),
stem.socket.SocketClosed(None))
all_auth_none_exc += control_exc
all_auth_password_exc += control_exc
all_auth_cookie_exc += control_exc
for protocolinfo_auth_methods in _get_all_auth_method_combinations():
# protocolinfo input for the authenticate() call we'll be making
protocolinfo_arg = mocking.get_protocolinfo_response(
auth_methods = protocolinfo_auth_methods,
cookie_path = "/tmp/blah",
)
for auth_none_exc in all_auth_none_exc:
for auth_password_exc in all_auth_password_exc:
for auth_cookie_exc in all_auth_cookie_exc:
# determine if the authenticate() call will succeed and mock each
# of the authenticate_* function to raise its given exception
expect_success = False
auth_mocks = {
stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_none, auth_none_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.PASSWORD:
(stem.connection.authenticate_password, auth_password_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.COOKIE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_cookie, auth_cookie_exc),
}
for auth_method in auth_mocks:
auth_function, raised_exc = auth_mocks[auth_method]
if not raised_exc:
# Mocking this authentication method so it will succeed. If
# it's among the protocolinfo methods then expect success.
mocking.mock(auth_function, mocking.no_op())
expect_success |= auth_method in protocolinfo_auth_methods
else:
mocking.mock(auth_function, mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
if expect_success:
stem.connection.authenticate(None, "blah", None, protocolinfo_arg)
else:
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.AuthenticationFailure, stem.connection.authenticate, None, "blah", None, protocolinfo_arg)
# revert logging back to normal
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(log.TRACE))
def test_all_use_cases(self):
"""
Does basic validation that all valid use cases for the PROTOCOLINFO input
and dependent functions result in either success or a AuthenticationFailed
subclass being raised.
"""
# mute the logger for this test since otherwise the output is overwhelming
stem_logger = log.get_logger()
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(None))
# exceptions that the authentication functions are documented to raise
all_auth_none_exc = (None, stem.connection.OpenAuthRejected(None))
all_auth_password_exc = (
None,
stem.connection.PasswordAuthRejected(None),
stem.connection.IncorrectPassword(None))
all_auth_cookie_exc = (
None,
stem.connection.IncorrectCookieSize(None, False, None),
stem.connection.UnreadableCookieFile(None, False, None),
stem.connection.CookieAuthRejected(None, False, None),
stem.connection.IncorrectCookieValue(None, False, None),
stem.connection.UnrecognizedAuthChallengeMethod(None, None, None),
stem.connection.AuthChallengeFailed(None, None),
stem.connection.AuthSecurityFailure(None, None),
stem.connection.InvalidClientNonce(None, None))
# authentication functions might raise a controller error when
# 'suppress_ctl_errors' is False, so including those
control_exc = (
stem.ProtocolError(None),
stem.SocketError(None),
stem.SocketClosed(None))
all_auth_none_exc += control_exc
all_auth_password_exc += control_exc
all_auth_cookie_exc += control_exc
auth_method_combinations = mocking.get_all_combinations([
stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.PASSWORD,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.COOKIE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.SAFECOOKIE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.UNKNOWN,
], include_empty = True)
for protocolinfo_auth_methods in auth_method_combinations:
# protocolinfo input for the authenticate() call we'll be making
protocolinfo_arg = mocking.get_protocolinfo_response(
auth_methods = protocolinfo_auth_methods,
cookie_path = "/tmp/blah",
)
for auth_none_exc in all_auth_none_exc:
for auth_password_exc in all_auth_password_exc:
for auth_cookie_exc in all_auth_cookie_exc:
# Determine if the authenticate() call will succeed and mock each
# of the authenticate_* function to raise its given exception.
#
# This implementation is slightly inaccurate in a couple regards...
# a. it raises safecookie exceptions from authenticate_cookie()
# b. exceptions raised by authenticate_cookie() and
# authenticate_safecookie() are always the same
#
# However, adding another loop for safe_cookie exceptions means
# multiplying our runtime many fold. This exercises everything that
# matters so the above inaccuracies seem fine.
expect_success = False
auth_mocks = {
stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_none, auth_none_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.PASSWORD:
(stem.connection.authenticate_password, auth_password_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.COOKIE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_cookie, auth_cookie_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.SAFECOOKIE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_safecookie, auth_cookie_exc),
}
for auth_method in auth_mocks:
auth_function, raised_exc = auth_mocks[auth_method]
if not raised_exc:
# Mocking this authentication method so it will succeed. If
# it's among the protocolinfo methods then expect success.
mocking.mock(auth_function, mocking.no_op())
expect_success |= auth_method in protocolinfo_auth_methods
else:
mocking.mock(auth_function, mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
if expect_success:
stem.connection.authenticate(None, "blah", None, protocolinfo_arg)
else:
self.assertRaises(stem.connection.AuthenticationFailure, stem.connection.authenticate, None, "blah", None, protocolinfo_arg)
# revert logging back to normal
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(log.TRACE))
def test_all_use_cases(self):
"""
Does basic validation that all valid use cases for the PROTOCOLINFO input
and dependent functions result in either success or a AuthenticationFailed
subclass being raised.
"""
# mute the logger for this test since otherwise the output is overwhelming
stem_logger = log.get_logger()
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(None))
# exceptions that the authentication functions are documented to raise
all_auth_none_exc = (None, stem.connection.OpenAuthRejected(None))
all_auth_password_exc = (None,
stem.connection.PasswordAuthRejected(None),
stem.connection.IncorrectPassword(None))
all_auth_cookie_exc = (
None, stem.connection.IncorrectCookieSize(None, False, None),
stem.connection.UnreadableCookieFile(None, False, None),
stem.connection.CookieAuthRejected(None, False, None),
stem.connection.IncorrectCookieValue(None, False, None),
stem.connection.UnrecognizedAuthChallengeMethod(None, None, None),
stem.connection.AuthChallengeFailed(None, None),
stem.connection.AuthSecurityFailure(None, None),
stem.connection.InvalidClientNonce(None, None))
# authentication functions might raise a controller error when
# 'suppress_ctl_errors' is False, so including those
control_exc = (stem.ProtocolError(None), stem.SocketError(None),
stem.SocketClosed(None))
all_auth_none_exc += control_exc
all_auth_password_exc += control_exc
all_auth_cookie_exc += control_exc
auth_method_combinations = mocking.get_all_combinations(
[
stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.PASSWORD,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.COOKIE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.SAFECOOKIE,
stem.connection.AuthMethod.UNKNOWN,
],
include_empty=True)
for protocolinfo_auth_methods in auth_method_combinations:
# protocolinfo input for the authenticate() call we'll be making
protocolinfo_arg = mocking.get_protocolinfo_response(
auth_methods=protocolinfo_auth_methods,
cookie_path="/tmp/blah",
)
for auth_none_exc in all_auth_none_exc:
for auth_password_exc in all_auth_password_exc:
for auth_cookie_exc in all_auth_cookie_exc:
# Determine if the authenticate() call will succeed and mock each
# of the authenticate_* function to raise its given exception.
#
# This implementation is slightly inaccurate in a couple regards...
# a. it raises safecookie exceptions from authenticate_cookie()
# b. exceptions raised by authenticate_cookie() and
# authenticate_safecookie() are always the same
#
# However, adding another loop for safe_cookie exceptions means
# multiplying our runtime many fold. This exercises everything that
# matters so the above inaccuracies seem fine.
expect_success = False
auth_mocks = {
stem.connection.AuthMethod.NONE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_none, auth_none_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.PASSWORD:
(stem.connection.authenticate_password,
auth_password_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.COOKIE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_cookie,
auth_cookie_exc),
stem.connection.AuthMethod.SAFECOOKIE:
(stem.connection.authenticate_safecookie,
auth_cookie_exc),
}
for auth_method in auth_mocks:
auth_function, raised_exc = auth_mocks[auth_method]
if not raised_exc:
# Mocking this authentication method so it will succeed. If
# it's among the protocolinfo methods then expect success.
mocking.mock(auth_function, mocking.no_op())
expect_success |= auth_method in protocolinfo_auth_methods
else:
mocking.mock(
auth_function,
mocking.raise_exception(raised_exc))
if expect_success:
stem.connection.authenticate(
None, "blah", None, protocolinfo_arg)
else:
self.assertRaises(
stem.connection.AuthenticationFailure,
stem.connection.authenticate, None, "blah",
None, protocolinfo_arg)
# revert logging back to normal
stem_logger.setLevel(log.logging_level(log.TRACE))