de.intarsys.tools.authenticate
Class PasswordTools

java.lang.Object
  de.intarsys.tools.authenticate.PasswordTools

public class PasswordTools
extends Object

A tool class for handling passwords and authentication

Constructor Summary

PasswordTools()

Method Summary

static char[]	createPassword(int length) Create a random password of length length.
static String	createSalt(int length) Create a random salt of length length.
static String	hash(String salt, char[] password) A one way hash for a clear text password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PasswordTools

public PasswordTools()

Method Detail

createPassword

public static char[] createPassword(int length)

Create a random password of length length.

Parameters:

length -

Returns:

A new random password.

createSalt

public static String createSalt(int length)

Create a random salt of length length. The result is a String representing the Base64 encoded bytes.

Parameters:

length -

Returns:

A new random salt String, base 64 encoded.

hash

public static String hash(String salt,
                          char[] password)

A one way hash for a clear text password.

Parameters:

salt - A Base64 encoded salt value.

password - The clear text password

Returns:

A one way hash for a clear text password.