org.jboss.security

Interface PasswordCache

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalPasswordCache

public interface PasswordCache

Interface to cache passwords retrieved from external commands.

Version:

$Revision:$

Author:

Peter Skopek

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	contains(String key, long timeOut) Checks whether the cache already contains given key.
char[]	getPassword(String key) Get password from the cache.
void	reset() Reset the cache (clean whole cache and start all over again).
void	storePassword(String key, char[] password) Store password to the cache.

Method Detail

contains

boolean contains(String key,
                 long timeOut)

Checks whether the cache already contains given key. Non zero timeOut will be checked to expire cache entry.

Parameters:

key -

timeOut -

Returns:

getPassword

char[] getPassword(String key)

Get password from the cache. Returns null if there is no such key in the cache.

Parameters:

key -

Returns:

storePassword

void storePassword(String key,
                   char[] password)

Store password to the cache.

Parameters:

key -

password -

reset

void reset()

Reset the cache (clean whole cache and start all over again).