com.adaptris.security.password

Class Password

java.lang.Object

com.adaptris.security.password.Password

public abstract class Password
extends java.lang.Object

Handles simple encryption and decryption of passwords that may be stored in XML configuration.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	MSCAPI_STYLE Password obfuscation using Microsoft Crypto API which is only available on windows.
static java.lang.String	NON_PORTABLE_PASSWORD Alternative password style which is not portable across environments and machines
static java.lang.String	PORTABLE_PASSWORD Standard password style which is portable across environments.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Password()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PasswordCodec	create(java.lang.String type) Create a password implementation of the specified type.
protected abstract PasswordCodec	createCodec(java.lang.String type)
static java.lang.String	decode(java.lang.String encoded) Convenience method to decrypt a password.
static java.lang.String	encode(java.lang.String plain, java.lang.String type) Convenience method to encode a password.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MSCAPI_STYLE

public static final java.lang.String MSCAPI_STYLE

Password obfuscation using Microsoft Crypto API which is only available on windows.

Use of this means that the password is encrypted with the current username's private key and certificate.

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Constant Field Values

PORTABLE_PASSWORD

public static final java.lang.String PORTABLE_PASSWORD

Standard password style which is portable across environments.

It is not considered especially secure, but is enough to stop casual interrogation

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Constant Field Values

NON_PORTABLE_PASSWORD

public static final java.lang.String NON_PORTABLE_PASSWORD

Alternative password style which is not portable across environments and machines

It is not considered especially secure, but is enough to stop casual interrogation

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Password

public Password()

Method Detail

create

public static PasswordCodec create(java.lang.String type)
                            throws PasswordException

Create a password implementation of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the password implementation

Throws:

PasswordException - wrapping other exceptions.

See Also:

MSCAPI_STYLE, NON_PORTABLE_PASSWORD, PORTABLE_PASSWORD

createCodec

protected abstract PasswordCodec createCodec(java.lang.String type)
                                      throws PasswordException

Throws:

PasswordException

decode

public static java.lang.String decode(java.lang.String encoded)
                               throws PasswordException

Convenience method to decrypt a password.

Parameters:

encoded - the encrypted password

Returns:

the decrypted password

Throws:

PasswordException

encode

public static java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String plain,
                                      java.lang.String type)
                               throws PasswordException

Convenience method to encode a password.

Parameters:

plain - the plain password

type - the type of encryption to use.

Returns:

the encoded password

Throws:

PasswordException

See Also:

MSCAPI_STYLE, NON_PORTABLE_PASSWORD, PORTABLE_PASSWORD

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception