eTextReader.authentication
Interface PasswordPolicy

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompoundPolicy, MinimumLengthPolicy

public interface PasswordPolicy

This interface defines a set of methods used to determine whether or not a given password is valid

Author:

mcfall

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

Method Detail

isValid

boolean isValid(java.lang.String password)

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

Parameters:

password - the password to check

Returns:

true if the given password is valid, false otherwise

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

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

Returns:

a string describing the policy rules