com.netscape.cms.password

Class PasswordChecker

java.lang.Object

com.netscape.cms.password.PasswordChecker

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConfigPasswordCheck, IPasswordCheck

public class PasswordChecker
extends java.lang.Object
implements IPasswordCheck, IConfigPasswordCheck

This class checks the given password if it meets the specific requirements. For example, it can also specify the format of the password which has to be 8 characters long and must be in alphanumeric.

Version:

$Revision$, $Date$

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	MIN_LEN

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PasswordChecker() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getConfigReason(java.lang.String mPassword) Returns a reason if the password doesnt meet the quality requirement.
java.lang.String	getReason(java.lang.String mPassword) Returns a reason if the password doesnt meet the quality requirement.
boolean	isGoodConfigPassword(java.lang.String mPassword) Check if the password meets the quality requirement
boolean	isGoodPassword(java.lang.String mPassword) Returns true if the given password meets the quality requirement; otherwise returns false.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MIN_LEN

public static final int MIN_LEN

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PasswordChecker

public PasswordChecker()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

isGoodConfigPassword

public boolean isGoodConfigPassword(java.lang.String mPassword)

Description copied from interface: IConfigPasswordCheck

Check if the password meets the quality requirement

Specified by:

isGoodConfigPassword in interface IConfigPasswordCheck

Parameters:

mPassword - the given password

Returns:

true if the password meets the quality requirement; otherwise false

getConfigReason

public java.lang.String getConfigReason(java.lang.String mPassword)

Description copied from interface: IConfigPasswordCheck

Returns a reason if the password doesnt meet the quality requirement.

Specified by:

getConfigReason in interface IConfigPasswordCheck

Parameters:

mPassword - the given password

Returns:

a reason if the password quality requirement is not met.

isGoodPassword

public boolean isGoodPassword(java.lang.String mPassword)

Returns true if the given password meets the quality requirement; otherwise returns false.

Specified by:

isGoodPassword in interface IPasswordCheck

Parameters:

mPassword - The given password being checked.

Returns:

true if the password meets the quality requirement; otherwise returns false.

getReason

public java.lang.String getReason(java.lang.String mPassword)

Returns a reason if the password doesnt meet the quality requirement.

Specified by:

getReason in interface IPasswordCheck

Parameters:

mPassword - the given password

Returns:

string as a reason if the password quality requirement is not met.