Package org.opencms.security

Interface I_CmsPasswordSecurityEvaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:

CmsAdvancedPasswordHandler, CmsDefaultPasswordHandler

public interface I_CmsPasswordSecurityEvaluator

Password handler implementing this interface allow the password security to be evaluated.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	I_CmsPasswordSecurityEvaluator.SecurityLevel	Password security levels.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
I_CmsPasswordSecurityEvaluator.SecurityLevel	evaluatePasswordSecurity(String password)	Evaluates the given password security.
String	getPasswordSecurityHint(Locale locale)	Returns a hint describing how to set a secure password.

Method Details

evaluatePasswordSecurity

I_CmsPasswordSecurityEvaluator.SecurityLevel evaluatePasswordSecurity(String password)

Evaluates the given password security.

Parameters:

password - the password

Returns:

the security level as a number between 0 and 1, 0 meaning a low security and 1 a strong security

getPasswordSecurityHint

String getPasswordSecurityHint(Locale locale)

Returns a hint describing how to set a secure password.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

the password security hint