ml.alternet.security

Class PasswordManagerFactory

java.lang.Object

ml.alternet.security.PasswordManagerFactory

public final class PasswordManagerFactory
extends Object

A factory that can supply different flavors of PasswordManager. getDefaultPasswordManager() is mapped to the implementation defined by the discovery service.

Author:

Philippe Poulard

See Also:

DiscoveryService

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PasswordManagerFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PasswordManager	getDefaultPasswordManager() Get the default password manager, according to the configuration, which can be any of the supplied password manager (see other methods) or also a custom configuration.
static PasswordManager	getStandardPasswordManager() Return the standard password manager where passwords are Base64 encoded.
static PasswordManager	getStrongPasswordManager() Return the strong password manager where passwords are encrypted, therefore not easy to find in the memory.
static PasswordManager	getWeakPasswordManager() Return the weak password manager where passwords are kept clear ; a weak password manager is suitable for example when a password is already clear in the system, such as a database password which has been read from a configuration file aside the system, which therefore already appears clear.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PasswordManagerFactory

public PasswordManagerFactory()

Method Detail

getDefaultPasswordManager

public static PasswordManager getDefaultPasswordManager()

Get the default password manager, according to the configuration, which can be any of the supplied password manager (see other methods) or also a custom configuration. If not overridden, the default is StandardPasswordManager. To override, use the DiscoveryService

Returns:

The password manager.

getWeakPasswordManager

public static PasswordManager getWeakPasswordManager()

Return the weak password manager where passwords are kept clear ; a weak password manager is suitable for example when a password is already clear in the system, such as a database password which has been read from a configuration file aside the system, which therefore already appears clear.

Returns:

The weak password manager.

See Also:

WeakPasswordManager

getStandardPasswordManager

public static PasswordManager getStandardPasswordManager()

Return the standard password manager where passwords are Base64 encoded.

Returns:

The standard password manager.

See Also:

StandardPasswordManager

getStrongPasswordManager

public static PasswordManager getStrongPasswordManager()

Return the strong password manager where passwords are encrypted, therefore not easy to find in the memory.

Returns:

The strong password manager.

See Also:

StrongPasswordManager