org.silverpeas.password.rule
Interface PasswordRule

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPasswordRule, AtLeastXDigitPasswordRule, AtLeastXLowercasePasswordRule, AtLeastXSpecialCharPasswordRule, AtLeastXUppercasePasswordRule, BlankForbiddenPasswordRule, MaxLengthPasswordRule, MinLengthPasswordRule, SequentialForbiddenPasswordRule

public interface PasswordRule

Interface that defines methods of a password rule. User: Yohann Chastagnier Date: 07/01/13

Method Summary

boolean	check(String password) Checks the given password.
String	getDescription(String language) Gets the description of the rule according to a language.
PasswordRuleType	getType() Gets the type password rule.
<T> T	getValue() Gets the value of the parameter defined in settings for the rule.
boolean	isCombined() Indicates if the rule is combined one.
boolean	isRequired() Indicates if the rule is required.
String	random() Generates a random password part according to the nature of the rule.

Method Detail

getType

PasswordRuleType getType()

Gets the type password rule.

Returns:

isRequired

boolean isRequired()

Indicates if the rule is required.

Returns:

isCombined

boolean isCombined()

Indicates if the rule is combined one.

Returns:

getValue

<T> T getValue()

Gets the value of the parameter defined in settings for the rule.

Type Parameters:

T -

Returns:

random

String random()

Generates a random password part according to the nature of the rule.

Returns:

the random part of a password

check

boolean check(String password)

Checks the given password.

Returns:

getDescription

String getDescription(String language)

Gets the description of the rule according to a language.

Parameters:

language -

Returns: