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<a name="19" href="#19">19</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">package</strong> org.apache.shiro.authc.credential;
<a name="20" href="#20">20</a>
<a name="21" href="#21">21</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">import</strong> org.apache.shiro.util.ByteSource;
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<a name="23" href="#23">23</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
<a name="24" href="#24">24</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * A {@code PasswordService} supports common use cases when using passwords as a credentials mechanism.</em>
<a name="25" href="#25">25</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="26" href="#26">26</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Most importantly, implementations of this interface are expected to employ best-practices to ensure that</em>
<a name="27" href="#27">27</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwords remain as safe as possible in application environments.</em>
<a name="28" href="#28">28</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;h2&gt;Usage&lt;/h2&gt;</em>
<a name="29" href="#29">29</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * A {@code PasswordService} is used at two different times during an application's lifecycle:</em>
<a name="30" href="#30">30</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;ul&gt;</em>
<a name="31" href="#31">31</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;li&gt;When creating a user account or resetting their password&lt;/li&gt;</em>
<a name="32" href="#32">32</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;li&gt;When a user logs in, when passwords must be compared&lt;/li&gt;</em>
<a name="33" href="#33">33</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/ul&gt;</em>
<a name="34" href="#34">34</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;h3&gt;Account Creation or Password Reset&lt;/h3&gt;</em>
<a name="35" href="#35">35</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Whenever you create a new user account or reset that account's password, we must translate the end-user submitted</em>
<a name="36" href="#36">36</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * raw/plaintext password value to a string format that is much safer to store. You do that by calling the</em>
<a name="37" href="#37">37</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link #encryptPassword(Object)} method to create the safer value. For</em>
<a name="38" href="#38">38</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * example:</em>
<a name="39" href="#39">39</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="40" href="#40">40</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String submittedPlaintextPassword = ...</em>
<a name="41" href="#41">41</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String encryptedValue = passwordService.encryptPassword(submittedPlaintextPassword);</em>
<a name="42" href="#42">42</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * ...</em>
<a name="43" href="#43">43</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * userAccount.setPassword(encryptedValue);</em>
<a name="44" href="#44">44</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * userAccount.save(); //create or update to your data store</em>
<a name="45" href="#45">45</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="46" href="#46">46</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Be sure to save this encrypted password in your data store and never the original/raw submitted password.</em>
<a name="47" href="#47">47</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;h3&gt;Login Password Comparison&lt;/h3&gt;</em>
<a name="48" href="#48">48</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Shiro performs the comparison during login automatically. Along with your {@code PasswordService}, you just</em>
<a name="49" href="#49">49</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * have to configure a {@link PasswordMatcher} on a realm that has password-based accounts. During a login attempt,</em>
<a name="50" href="#50">50</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * shiro will use the {@code PasswordMatcher} and the {@code PasswordService} to automatically compare submitted</em>
<a name="51" href="#51">51</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwords.</em>
<a name="52" href="#52">52</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="53" href="#53">53</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * For example, if using Shiro's INI, here is how you might configure the PasswordMatcher and PasswordService:</em>
<a name="54" href="#54">54</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="55" href="#55">55</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * [main]</em>
<a name="56" href="#56">56</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * ...</em>
<a name="57" href="#57">57</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwordService = org.apache.shiro.authc.credential.DefaultPasswordService</em>
<a name="58" href="#58">58</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * # configure the passwordService to use the settings you desire</em>
<a name="59" href="#59">59</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * ...</em>
<a name="60" href="#60">60</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwordMatcher = org.apache.shiro.authc.credential.PasswordMatcher</em>
<a name="61" href="#61">61</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwordMatcher.passwordService = $passwordService</em>
<a name="62" href="#62">62</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * ...</em>
<a name="63" href="#63">63</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * # Finally, set the matcher on a realm that requires password matching for account authentication:</em>
<a name="64" href="#64">64</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * myRealm = ...</em>
<a name="65" href="#65">65</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * myRealm.credentialsMatcher = $passwordMatcher</em>
<a name="66" href="#66">66</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="67" href="#67">67</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
<a name="68" href="#68">68</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @see DefaultPasswordService</em>
<a name="69" href="#69">69</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @see PasswordMatcher</em>
<a name="70" href="#70">70</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 1.2</em>
<a name="71" href="#71">71</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
<a name="72" href="#72">72</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">interface</strong> <a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/credential/PasswordService.html">PasswordService</a> {
<a name="73" href="#73">73</a>
<a name="74" href="#74">74</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
<a name="75" href="#75">75</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Converts the specified plaintext password (usually acquired from your application's 'new user' or 'password reset'</em>
<a name="76" href="#76">76</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * workflow) into a formatted string safe for storage. The returned string can be safely saved with the</em>
<a name="77" href="#77">77</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * corresponding user account record (e.g. as a 'password' attribute).</em>
<a name="78" href="#78">78</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="79" href="#79">79</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * It is expected that the String returned from this method will be presented to the</em>
<a name="80" href="#80">80</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link #passwordsMatch(Object, String) passwordsMatch(plaintext,encrypted)} method when performing a</em>
<a name="81" href="#81">81</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * password comparison check.</em>
<a name="82" href="#82">82</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;h3&gt;Usage&lt;/h3&gt;</em>
<a name="83" href="#83">83</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * The input argument type can be any 'byte backed' {@code Object} - almost always either a</em>
<a name="84" href="#84">84</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String or character array representing passwords (character arrays are often a safer way to represent passwords</em>
<a name="85" href="#85">85</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * as they can be cleared/nulled-out after use. Any argument type supported by</em>
<a name="86" href="#86">86</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link ByteSource.Util#isCompatible(Object)} is valid.</em>
<a name="87" href="#87">87</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="88" href="#88">88</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * For example:</em>
<a name="89" href="#89">89</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="90" href="#90">90</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String rawPassword = ...</em>
<a name="91" href="#91">91</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String encryptedValue = passwordService.encryptPassword(rawPassword);</em>
<a name="92" href="#92">92</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="93" href="#93">93</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * or, identically:</em>
<a name="94" href="#94">94</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="95" href="#95">95</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * char[] rawPasswordChars = ...</em>
<a name="96" href="#96">96</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String encryptedValue = passwordService.encryptPassword(rawPasswordChars);</em>
<a name="97" href="#97">97</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="98" href="#98">98</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="99" href="#99">99</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * The resulting {@code encryptedValue} should be stored with the account to be retrieved later during a</em>
<a name="100" href="#100">100</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * login attempt. For example:</em>
<a name="101" href="#101">101</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="102" href="#102">102</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String encryptedValue = passwordService.encryptPassword(rawPassword);</em>
<a name="103" href="#103">103</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * ...</em>
<a name="104" href="#104">104</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * userAccount.setPassword(encryptedValue);</em>
<a name="105" href="#105">105</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * userAccount.save(); //create or update to your data store</em>
<a name="106" href="#106">106</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="107" href="#107">107</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
<a name="108" href="#108">108</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param plaintextPassword the raw password as 'byte-backed' object (String, character array, {@link ByteSource},</em>
<a name="109" href="#109">109</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * etc) usually acquired from your application's 'new user' or 'password reset' workflow.</em>
<a name="110" href="#110">110</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the encrypted password, formatted for storage.</em>
<a name="111" href="#111">111</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the argument cannot be easily converted to bytes as defined by</em>
<a name="112" href="#112">112</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link ByteSource.Util#isCompatible(Object)}.</em>
<a name="113" href="#113">113</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @see ByteSource.Util#isCompatible(Object)</em>
<a name="114" href="#114">114</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
<a name="115" href="#115">115</a> String encryptPassword(Object plaintextPassword) <strong class="jxr_keyword">throws</strong> IllegalArgumentException;
<a name="116" href="#116">116</a>
<a name="117" href="#117">117</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
<a name="118" href="#118">118</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * Returns {@code true} if the {@code submittedPlaintext} password matches the existing {@code saved} password,</em>
<a name="119" href="#119">119</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code false} otherwise.</em>
<a name="120" href="#120">120</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;h3&gt;Usage&lt;/h3&gt;</em>
<a name="121" href="#121">121</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * The {@code submittedPlaintext} argument type can be any 'byte backed' {@code Object} - almost always either a</em>
<a name="122" href="#122">122</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String or character array representing passwords (character arrays are often a safer way to represent passwords</em>
<a name="123" href="#123">123</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * as they can be cleared/nulled-out after use. Any argument type supported by</em>
<a name="124" href="#124">124</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link ByteSource.Util#isCompatible(Object)} is valid.</em>
<a name="125" href="#125">125</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;p/&gt;</em>
<a name="126" href="#126">126</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * For example:</em>
<a name="127" href="#127">127</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="128" href="#128">128</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * String submittedPassword = ...</em>
<a name="129" href="#129">129</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwordService.passwordsMatch(submittedPassword, encryptedPassword);</em>
<a name="130" href="#130">130</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="131" href="#131">131</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * or similarly:</em>
<a name="132" href="#132">132</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;pre&gt;</em>
<a name="133" href="#133">133</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * char[] submittedPasswordCharacters = ...</em>
<a name="134" href="#134">134</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * passwordService.passwordsMatch(submittedPasswordCharacters, encryptedPassword);</em>
<a name="135" href="#135">135</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * &lt;/pre&gt;</em>
<a name="136" href="#136">136</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
<a name="137" href="#137">137</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param submittedPlaintext a raw/plaintext password submitted by an end user/Subject.</em>
<a name="138" href="#138">138</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param encrypted the previously encrypted password known to be associated with an account.</em>
<a name="139" href="#139">139</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * This value is expected to have been previously generated from the</em>
<a name="140" href="#140">140</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@link #encryptPassword(Object) encryptPassword} method (typically</em>
<a name="141" href="#141">141</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * when the account is created or the account's password is reset).</em>
<a name="142" href="#142">142</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return {@code true} if the {@code submittedPlaintext} password matches the existing {@code saved} password,</em>
<a name="143" href="#143">143</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code false} otherwise.</em>
<a name="144" href="#144">144</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @see ByteSource.Util#isCompatible(Object)</em>
<a name="145" href="#145">145</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
<a name="146" href="#146">146</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">boolean</strong> passwordsMatch(Object submittedPlaintext, String encrypted);
<a name="147" href="#147">147</a> }
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