ml.alternet.security.auth

Interface Credentials.Checker

Enclosing class:

Credentials

public static interface Credentials.Checker

Check some credentials with a given crypt.

Author:

Philippe Poulard

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	check(Credentials credentials, String crypt) Check some credentials with a given crypt.
void	reportError(String message, String crypt, Exception e) Report an error, typically when a bad parameter was set to the hasher, or when no suitable hasher were found for a given crypt.

Method Detail

check

boolean check(Credentials credentials,
              String crypt)

Check some credentials with a given crypt.

Parameters:

credentials - The credentials to check, that must contain at least the password.

crypt - The crypt to compare with.

Returns:

true when the credentials matches the crypt, false otherwise. When false is returned, an error may have been reported.

See Also:

reportError(String, String, Exception)

reportError

void reportError(String message,
                 String crypt,
                 Exception e)

Report an error, typically when a bad parameter was set to the hasher, or when no suitable hasher were found for a given crypt.

Parameters:

message - The error message.

crypt - The crypt to check.

e - The exception, may be null