eTextReader.authentication
Class MinimumLengthPolicy

java.lang.Object
  eTextReader.authentication.MinimumLengthPolicy

All Implemented Interfaces:

PasswordPolicy

public class MinimumLengthPolicy
extends java.lang.Object
implements PasswordPolicy

This class implements a password policy that requires a minimum length password to be supplied. It does not enforce any other requirements on the contents of the password

Author:

mcfall

Field Summary

private int

minimumLength

Constructor Summary

MinimumLengthPolicy(int minimumLength)
Constructs a MinimumLengthPolicy object that requires passwords to be at least minimumLength characters long

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Retrieves a human-readable description of the rules this policy enforces
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String password) Determines whether or not the given password is valid under this policy

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

minimumLength

private int minimumLength

Constructor Detail

MinimumLengthPolicy

public MinimumLengthPolicy(int minimumLength)

Constructs a MinimumLengthPolicy object that requires passwords to be at least minimumLength characters long

Parameters:

minimumLength - the minimum length of an acceptable password; value must be > 0 or an illegal argument exception will be thrown

Method Detail

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: PasswordPolicy

Retrieves a human-readable description of the rules this policy enforces

Specified by:

getDescription in interface PasswordPolicy

Returns:

a string describing the policy rules

isValid

public boolean isValid(java.lang.String password)

Description copied from interface: PasswordPolicy

Determines whether or not the given password is valid under this policy

Specified by:

isValid in interface PasswordPolicy

Parameters:

password - the password to check

Returns:

true if the given password is valid, false otherwise