Package org.apache.catalina

Interface CredentialHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DigestCredentialHandlerBase, MessageDigestCredentialHandler, NestedCredentialHandler, SecretKeyCredentialHandler

public interface CredentialHandler

This interface is used by the Realm to compare the user provided credentials with the credentials stored in the Realm for that user.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	matches(String inputCredentials, String storedCredentials)	Checks to see if the input credentials match the stored credentials
String	mutate(String inputCredentials)	Generates the equivalent stored credentials for the given input credentials.

Method Details

matches

boolean matches(String inputCredentials,
 String storedCredentials)

Checks to see if the input credentials match the stored credentials

Parameters:

inputCredentials - User provided credentials

storedCredentials - Credentials stored in the Realm

Returns:

true if the inputCredentials match the storedCredentials, otherwise false

mutate

String mutate(String inputCredentials)

Generates the equivalent stored credentials for the given input credentials.

Parameters:

inputCredentials - User provided credentials

Returns:

The equivalent stored credentials for the given input credentials