PasswordHashCreatorSHA512 (ph-security 11.0.6 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.helger.security.password.hash.AbstractPasswordHashCreator
- - com.helger.security.password.hash.PasswordHashCreatorSHA512

All Implemented Interfaces:

IPasswordHashCreator
```
public final class PasswordHashCreatorSHA512
extends AbstractPasswordHashCreator
```
The default implementation of IPasswordHashCreator using unsalted SHA512 hashes.

Author:

Philip Helger

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String ALGORITHM

static EMessageDigestAlgorithm USER_PASSWORD_ALGO
Hashing algorithm to use for user passwords - never change it!

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PasswordHashCreatorSHA512()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`createPasswordHash(IPasswordSalt aSalt, String sPlainTextPassword)`	The method to create a message digest hash from a password.
`boolean`	`requiresSalt()`

Methods inherited from class com.helger.security.password.hash.AbstractPasswordHashCreator
getAlgorithmName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ALGORITHM
```
public static final String ALGORITHM
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - USER_PASSWORD_ALGO
```
public static final EMessageDigestAlgorithm USER_PASSWORD_ALGO
```
    Hashing algorithm to use for user passwords - never change it!
- Constructor Detail
  - PasswordHashCreatorSHA512
```
public PasswordHashCreatorSHA512()
```
- Method Detail
  - requiresSalt
```
public boolean requiresSalt()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this hash creator requires a salt, false if not.
  - createPasswordHash
```
@Nonnull
public String createPasswordHash(@Nullable
                                 IPasswordSalt aSalt,
                                 @Nonnull
                                 String sPlainTextPassword)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPasswordHashCreator
    
    The method to create a message digest hash from a password.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aSalt - Optional salt to be used. This parameter is only null for backwards compatibility reasons.
    
    sPlainTextPassword - Plain text password. May not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String representation of the password hash. Must be valid to encode in UTF-8.