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package org.jasypt.util.password;
/**
*
* Common interface for all util classes aimed at password encryption.
*
*
* @since 1.2
*
* @author Daniel Fernández
*
*/
public interface PasswordEncryptor {
/**
* Encrypts (digests) a password.
*
* @param password the password to be encrypted.
* @return the resulting digest.
*/
public String encryptPassword(String password);
/**
* Checks an unencrypted (plain) password against an encrypted one
* (a digest) to see if they match.
*
* @param plainPassword the plain password to check.
* @param encryptedPassword the digest against which to check the password.
* @return true if passwords match, false if not.
*/
public boolean checkPassword(String plainPassword,
String encryptedPassword);
}