org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.password

Interface PasswordStrengthChecker

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimplePasswordStrengthChecker

public interface PasswordStrengthChecker

Declaration of checker contract.

Author:

baranowb, Darran Lofthouse

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PasswordStrengthCheckResult	check(String userName, String password, List<PasswordRestriction> restictions) Determines password strength.

Method Detail

check

PasswordStrengthCheckResult check(String userName,
                                  String password,
                                  List<PasswordRestriction> restictions)

Determines password strength. Checks and algorithm are implementation specific.

Parameters:

userName - - The username the password is being specified for.

password - - password which is going to be inspected

restictions - - adhoc password restriction list. Those will be additionally checked against password.

Returns:

result indicating strength of password and possible failure reasons.