Package org.silverpeas.authentication.encryption

Interface Summary

PasswordEncryption

Encryption of a user password or passphrase by using a cryptographic one-way hash algorithm.

Class Summary

PasswordEncryptionFactory	Factory of password encryption objects implementing a given algorithm.
UnixDESEncryption	A variation of the DES algorithm (Data Encryption Standard) as used in the Unix systems for a while.
UnixMD5Encryption	A variation of the MD5 algorithm (Message Digest 5) as used in modern Unix systems for hashing the passwords.
UnixSHA512Encryption	A variation of the SHA-512 algorithm (Secure Hash Algorithm) as used in current Unix systems for hashing the passwords.