org.jahia.services.pwd

Interface PasswordDigester

All Known Implementing Classes:

JasyptPasswordDigester

public interface PasswordDigester

Common interface for all password encryption (hashing) operations.

Author:

Sergiy Shyrkov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	digest(String password) Create a digest of the provided password.
String	getId() Returns unique identifier of this digester to be able to distinguish between various hashing algorithms.
boolean	isDefault() Should this digester become the default password digester, which is used in the system?
boolean	matches(String password, String digest) Checks, if the provided clear text password matches the specified digest, considering all aspects like salt, hashing iterations, etc.

Method Detail

digest

String digest(String password)

Create a digest of the provided password.

Parameters:

password - the clear text password to be hashed

Returns:

the digest of the provided password

getId

String getId()

Returns unique identifier of this digester to be able to distinguish between various hashing algorithms.

Returns:

unique identifier of this digester to be able to distinguish between various hashing algorithms

isDefault

boolean isDefault()

Should this digester become the default password digester, which is used in the system?

Returns:

true if this digester becomes the default one, which is used in the system

matches

boolean matches(String password,
                String digest)

Checks, if the provided clear text password matches the specified digest, considering all aspects like salt, hashing iterations, etc.

Parameters:

password - the clear text password to be checked

digest - the digest against which the password will be matched

Returns:

true, if the provided password matches its hashed equivalent