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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def encode_id_token(self, id_token):
 """ Return encoded ID token. """


        # Encode the ID token using the `client_secret`.
        #
        # TODO: Using the `client_secret` is not ideal, since it is transmitted
        # over the wire in some authentication flows.  A better alternative is
        # to use the public key of the issuer, which also allows the ID token to
        # be shared among clients. Doing so however adds some operational
        # costs. We should consider this for the future.

        secret = id_token.access_token.client.client_secret

        return id_token.encode(secret)