org.jasypt.util.password

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

Author:

Daniel Fernández

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and 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 Detail

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.