io.vertx.ext.auth

Interface HashingAlgorithm

public interface HashingAlgorithm

Hashing Algorithm. A common interface to interact with any system provided algorithms.

Author:

Paulo Lopes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	hash(HashString hashString, String password) Algorithm specific implementation.
String	id() return the symbolic name for the algorithm
default boolean	needsSeparator() Should the encoded string use the default separator to split fields.
default Set<String>	params() return the list of param names required for this algorithm.

Method Detail

id

String id()

return the symbolic name for the algorithm

Returns:

short id e.g.: sha512.

params

default Set<String> params()

return the list of param names required for this algorithm.

Returns:

set of param names.

hash

String hash(HashString hashString,
            String password)

Algorithm specific implementation.

Returns:

the hashed digest.

needsSeparator

default boolean needsSeparator()

Should the encoded string use the default separator to split fields.

Returns:

true by default.