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

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.