IPasswordSalt (ph-security 11.0.6 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PasswordSalt, PasswordSaltBCrypt
```
@MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode
public interface IPasswordSalt
```
Base interface for a password salt.

Author:

Philip Helger

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int getSaltByteCount()
  
  byte[] getSaltBytes()
  
  String getSaltString()

- Method Detail
  - getSaltByteCount
```
int getSaltByteCount()
```
    Returns:
    
    The number of salt bytes used. Always > 0.
  - getSaltBytes
```
@Nonnull
@Nonempty
@ReturnsMutableCopy
byte[] getSaltBytes()
```
    Returns:
    
    A copy of the pure salt bytes. Never null nor empty.
  - getSaltString
```
@Nonnull
@Nonempty
String getSaltString()
```
    Returns:
    
    The salt bytes in a string representation for easy serialization. Never null nor empty.