Password

Class Password

java.lang.Object

Password.Password

public class Password
extends Object

Password is a class to implement password encryption as used on Unix systems. It is compatible with the crypt(3c) system function. This version is a based on the DES encryption algorithm in Andrew Tanenbaum's book "Computer Networks". It was rewritten in C and used in Perl release 4.035. This version was rewritten in Java by David Scott, Siemens Ltd., Australia. For further details on the methods in this class, refer to the Unix man pages for crypt(3c).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Password()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	crypt(String strpw, String strsalt) Returns a String containing the encrypted passwd

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Password

public Password()

Method Detail

crypt

public static String crypt(String strpw,
                           String strsalt)

Returns a String containing the encrypted passwd

Parameters:

strpw - A String containing the un-encrypted password

strsalt - A 2 character String, containing the salt to encrypt the password with.