misc/dyndns-update/apache-logfilter

#!/usr/bin/python3

import argparse
import pathlib
import re
import sys

re_pw = re.compile(r'(password|pw|pass|passw|passwd)=[^& \t\n]*')

def filterLine(line):
	line, n = re_pw.subn(r'\1=***', line, 0)
	return line

def main():
	p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
	p.add_argument("output", type=pathlib.Path,
		       help="Output log file.")
	args = p.parse_args()

	with open(args.output, "ab") as outf:
		while True:
			line = sys.stdin.readline()
			if not line:
				break
			line = filterLine(line)
			outf.write(line.encode("UTF-8", "ignore"))
			outf.flush()
	return 0

sys.exit(main())