br.com.arsmachina.authentication.controller
Interface PasswordEncrypter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyPasswordEncrypter

public interface PasswordEncrypter

Interface used to encrypt passwords. It is recommended to use a secure cryptographic hash function, but any one can used (including no encrypting at all).

Author:

Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo

Method Summary

String

encrypt(String password) Encrypts a password.

Method Detail

encrypt

String encrypt(String password)

Encrypts a password. If it is encrypted already, it must return it unchanged.

Parameters:

password - a String. It cannot be null.

Returns:

a String.