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package org.apache.catalina;
/**
* This interface is used by the {@link Realm} to compare the user provided
* credentials with the credentials stored in the {@link Realm} for that user.
*/
public interface CredentialHandler {
/**
* Checks to see if the input credentials match the stored credentials
*
* @param inputCredentials User provided credentials
* @param storedCredentials Credentials stored in the {@link Realm}
*
* @return true
if the inputCredentials match the
* storedCredentials, otherwise false
*/
boolean matches(String inputCredentials, String storedCredentials);
/**
* Generates the equivalent stored credentials for the given input
* credentials.
*
* @param inputCredentials User provided credentials
*
* @return The equivalent stored credentials for the given input
* credentials
*/
String mutate(String inputCredentials);
}
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