Interface PasswordEncryptor

All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicPasswordEncryptor, ConfigurablePasswordEncryptor, RFC2307MD5PasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SHAPasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SMD5PasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SSHAPasswordEncryptor, StrongPasswordEncryptor
public interface PasswordEncryptor

Common interface for all util classes aimed at password encryption.

Since:
1.2

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    checkPassword(String plainPassword, String encryptedPassword)
    Checks an unencrypted (plain) password against an encrypted one (a digest) to see if they match.
    String
    encryptPassword(String password)
    Encrypts (digests) a password.

  • Method Details

    • encryptPassword

      String encryptPassword(String password)
      Encrypts (digests) a password.
      Parameters:
      password - the password to be encrypted.
      Returns:
      the resulting digest.

    • checkPassword

      boolean checkPassword(String plainPassword, String encryptedPassword)
      Checks an unencrypted (plain) password against an encrypted one (a digest) to see if they match.
      Parameters:
      plainPassword - the plain password to check.
      encryptedPassword - the digest against which to check the password.
      Returns:
      true if passwords match, false if not.