Package edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.authentication

Class AuthFileBCryptHash

java.lang.Object

edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.authentication.AuthFileBCryptHash

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthFileHashInterface

public class AuthFileBCryptHash
extends Object
implements AuthFileHashInterface

A class to use the BCryptHash algorithm to generate the hash. This is a recommended way to protect password.

Author:

tao

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthFileBCryptHash()	Default Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	hash(String plain)	Generate the hash value for a specified plaint password
boolean	match(String plain, String hashed)	Check if the plain password matches the hashed password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AuthFileBCryptHash

public AuthFileBCryptHash()

Default Constructor

Method Details

match

public boolean match(String plain,
 String hashed)
              throws Exception

Description copied from interface: AuthFileHashInterface

Check if the plain password matches the hashed password. Return true if they match; false otherwise.

Specified by:

match in interface AuthFileHashInterface

Parameters:

plain - the plain password

hashed - the hashed password

Returns:

true if they match

Throws:

Exception

hash

public String hash(String plain)

Description copied from interface: AuthFileHashInterface

Generate the hash value for a specified plaint password

Specified by:

hash in interface AuthFileHashInterface

Parameters:

plain - the plain password

Returns:

the hash value of the password