net.sf.doolin.util
Class PasswordUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.doolin.util.PasswordUtils

public class PasswordUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for dealing with passwords.

Author:

Damien Coraboeuf

Method Summary

static char[]	decodePassword(String s) Decodes a password from Base64
static String	digestPassword(char[] password) Computes an encoded digest for a password
static String	encodePassword(char[] password) Encodes a password using Base64
static String	generateToken(int nChars) Generates an arbitrary token with nChars character length.
static boolean	isBlankPassword(String encodedPassword) Is the password blank ?
static void	main(String[] args) Program used to compute the digests of all password that are given on command line.
static byte[]	passwordToBytes(char[] password) Converts a character password to a byte password using utf8

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

decodePassword

public static char[] decodePassword(String s)

Decodes a password from Base64

Parameters:

s - Encoded password

Returns:

Decoded password

digestPassword

public static String digestPassword(char[] password)

Computes an encoded digest for a password

Parameters:

password - Password to encode

Returns:

Digest for the password

encodePassword

public static String encodePassword(char[] password)

Encodes a password using Base64

Parameters:

password - Password to encode

Returns:

Encoded password

generateToken

public static String generateToken(int nChars)

Generates an arbitrary token with nChars character length.

Parameters:

nChars - Number of characters to generate

Returns:

Resulting string

isBlankPassword

public static boolean isBlankPassword(String encodedPassword)

Is the password blank ? This method uses the password with its encoded form.

Parameters:

encodedPassword - Encoded form of the password

Returns:

true if the underlying password is blank.

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Program used to compute the digests of all password that are given on command line.

Parameters:

args - List of passwords.

passwordToBytes

public static byte[] passwordToBytes(char[] password)

Converts a character password to a byte password using utf8

Parameters:

password - Password to convert

Returns:

Password as bytes