ml.alternet.security.impl

Class AbstractPassword

java.lang.Object

ml.alternet.security.impl.AbstractPassword

All Implemented Interfaces:

Destroyable, Password

public abstract class AbstractPassword
extends Object
implements Password

Base implementation of a password.

Author:

Philippe Poulard

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface ml.alternet.security.Password

Password.Clear

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractPassword()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	destroy() Invalidate this password.
Password.Clear	getClearCopy() Wrap this password in a clear copy.
protected abstract Password.Clear	getClearValidPassword() Return a new clear copy of this valid password.
protected abstract byte[]	getPrivatePassword() Get the private bytes of this password, used internally to unset the bytes when the password is invalidated.
PasswordState	state() Return the state of this password.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ml.alternet.security.Password

isDestroyed, newPassword

Constructor Detail

AbstractPassword

public AbstractPassword()

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

state

public PasswordState state()

Description copied from interface: Password

Return the state of this password.

Specified by:

state in interface Password

Returns:

Empty, Valid, or Invalid

destroy

public final void destroy()

Description copied from interface: Password

Invalidate this password.

Specified by:

destroy in interface Destroyable

Specified by:

destroy in interface Password

getClearCopy

public final Password.Clear getClearCopy()

Description copied from interface: Password

Wrap this password in a clear copy.

Specified by:

getClearCopy in interface Password

Returns:

A working copy of the password.

getClearValidPassword

protected abstract Password.Clear getClearValidPassword()

Return a new clear copy of this valid password.

Returns:

A new clear password

getPrivatePassword

protected abstract byte[] getPrivatePassword()

Get the private bytes of this password, used internally to unset the bytes when the password is invalidated.

Returns:

The private bytes of this password.