/*
* Interface to verify passwords.
* Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Stephen Ostermiller
* https://ostermiller.org/contact.pl?regarding=Java+Utilities
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* See LICENSE.txt for details.
*/
package com.Ostermiller.util;
/**
* Interface to verify passwords.
*
* @author Stephen Ostermiller https://ostermiller.org/contact.pl?regarding=Java+Utilities
* @since ostermillerutils 1.00.00
*/
public interface PasswordVerifier {
/**
* Verify that this password is an OK password. If a password
* is not verified it is thrown out and a new password is tried.
* Always returning false from this method will cause an infinite
* loop.
*
* @param password an array of characters representing a password.
* @return true iff this password is OK.
*
* @since ostermillerutils 1.00.00
*/
public boolean verify(char[] password);
}