edu.vt.middleware.password
Class HistoryRule

java.lang.Object
  edu.vt.middleware.password.AbstractDigester
      edu.vt.middleware.password.HistoryRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Rule

public class HistoryRule
extends AbstractDigester
implements Rule

Rule for determining if a password matches one of any previous password a user has chosen. If no password history has been set or an empty history has been set, then passwords will meet this rule.

Version:

$Revision: 1930 $ $Date: 2011-04-28 13:06:17 -0400 (Thu, 28 Apr 2011) $

Author:

Middleware Services

Field Summary

static String

ERROR_CODE Error code for history violation.

Fields inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.password.AbstractDigester

converter, digest

Constructor Summary

HistoryRule()

Method Summary

protected Map<String,?>	createRuleResultDetailParameters(int size) Creates the parameter data for the rule result detail.
RuleResult	validate(PasswordData passwordData) Validates the supplied password data per the requirements of this rule.

Methods inherited from class edu.vt.middleware.password.AbstractDigester

matches, setDigest

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ERROR_CODE

public static final String ERROR_CODE

Error code for history violation.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

HistoryRule

public HistoryRule()

Method Detail

validate

public RuleResult validate(PasswordData passwordData)

Validates the supplied password data per the requirements of this rule.

Specified by:

validate in interface Rule

Parameters:

passwordData - to verify (not null).

Returns:

details on password verification

createRuleResultDetailParameters

protected Map<String,?> createRuleResultDetailParameters(int size)

Creates the parameter data for the rule result detail.

Parameters:

size - of the history list

Returns:

map of parameter name to value