PasswordEncryptor (JASYPT: Java Simplified Encryption 1.9.3 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPasswordEncryptor, ConfigurablePasswordEncryptor, RFC2307MD5PasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SHAPasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SMD5PasswordEncryptor, RFC2307SSHAPasswordEncryptor, StrongPasswordEncryptor
```
public interface PasswordEncryptor
```
Common interface for all util classes aimed at password encryption.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Daniel Fernández

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`checkPassword(String plainPassword, String encryptedPassword)`	Checks an unencrypted (plain) password against an encrypted one (a digest) to see if they match.
`String`	`encryptPassword(String password)`	Encrypts (digests) a password.

- Method Detail
  - encryptPassword
```
String encryptPassword(String password)
```
    Encrypts (digests) a password.
    
    Parameters:
    
    password - the password to be encrypted.
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting digest.
  - checkPassword
```
boolean checkPassword(String plainPassword,
                      String encryptedPassword)
```
    Checks an unencrypted (plain) password against an encrypted one (a digest) to see if they match.
    
    Parameters:
    
    plainPassword - the plain password to check.
    
    encryptedPassword - the digest against which to check the password.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if passwords match, false if not.