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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 authorize(self):
        '''
        Prepare the master to expect a signing request
        '''
        with salt.utils.files.fopen(self.path, 'w+') as fp_:
            fp_.write(str(int(time.time())))  # future lint: disable=blacklisted-function
        return True