Package org.ctan.site.services.util

Class SecurityUtils

java.lang.Object

org.ctan.site.services.util.SecurityUtils

public class SecurityUtils
extends Object

The class SecurityUtils contains utility methods in the area of security.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	generateHash(String password)	The method generateHash provides means to compute the hash value for an input password.
static boolean	verify(String passwd, String hash)	The method verify provides means to check that the hash fits to the password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

generateHash

public static String generateHash(String password)

The method generateHash provides means to compute the hash value for an input password.

Parameters:

password - the password

Returns:

the generated hash

verify

public static boolean verify(String passwd,
 String hash)

The method verify provides means to check that the hash fits to the password.

Parameters:

passwd - the password

hash - the hash value

Returns:

true iff the validation succeeds