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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Lifted from http://bit.ly/1qpxJlj
+
+from oauthlib.oauth1 import SIGNATURE_RSA
+from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session
+
+
+def read(file_path):
+    """ Read a file and return it's contents. """
+    with open(file_path) as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+# The Consumer Key created while setting up the "Incoming Authentication" in
+# JIRA for the Application Link.
+CONSUMER_KEY = u''
+
+# The contents of the rsa.pem file generated (the private RSA key)
+RSA_KEY = read('/path/to/jira.pem')
+
+# The URLs for the JIRA instance
+JIRA_SERVER = 'https://stackstorm.atlassian.net'
+REQUEST_TOKEN_URL = JIRA_SERVER + '/plugins/servlet/oauth/request-token'
+AUTHORIZE_URL = JIRA_SERVER + '/plugins/servlet/oauth/authorize'
+ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = JIRA_SERVER + '/plugins/servlet/oauth/access-token'
+
+# Step 1: Get a request token
+
+oauth = OAuth1Session(CONSUMER_KEY, signature_type='auth_header',
+                      signature_method=SIGNATURE_RSA, rsa_key=RSA_KEY)
+request_token = oauth.fetch_request_token(REQUEST_TOKEN_URL)
+
+print("STEP 1: GET REQUEST TOKEN")
+print("  oauth_token={}".format(request_token['oauth_token']))
+print("  oauth_token_secret={}".format(request_token['oauth_token_secret']))
+print("\n")
+
+
+# Step 2: Get the end-user's authorization
+
+print("STEP2: AUTHORIZATION")
+print("  Visit to the following URL to provide authorization:")
+print("  {}?oauth_token={}".format(AUTHORIZE_URL, request_token['oauth_token']))
+print("\n")
+
+while raw_input("Press any key to continue..."):
+    pass
+
+# XXX: This is an ugly hack to get around the verfication string
+# that the server needs to supply as part of authorization response.
+# But we hard code it.
+oauth._client.client.verifier = u'verified'
+# Step 3: Get the access token
+
+access_token = oauth.fetch_access_token(ACCESS_TOKEN_URL)
+
+print("STEP2: GET ACCESS TOKEN")
+print("  oauth_token={}".format(access_token['oauth_token']))
+print("  oauth_token_secret={}".format(access_token['oauth_token_secret']))
+print("\n")
+
+# Now you can use the access tokens with the JIRA client. Hooray!
+