org.mmbase.util
Class PasswordGenerator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mmbase.module.Module
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        +--org.mmbase.util.PasswordGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

PasswordGeneratorInterface

public class PasswordGenerator

extends Module

implements PasswordGeneratorInterface

Module for the automatic generation of passwords. Based on the code of Arnold G. Reinhold, Cambridge, MA, USA. This code is under the GNU License as specified by the original author.
The passwords generated by this class are based on a template. A template can exists of a number of characters, which are replaced by the generator as follows:
A : is replaced by a random letter (a - z).
C : is replaced by a random alphanumeric character (0-9, a-z)
H : is replaced by a random hex character (0-9,A-F)
S : is replaced by a random syllable. This, alterating, an element from a set of consonants or an element form a set of vowels. A syllable can be more than one character (i.e. "qu").
6 : is replaced by a random dice-roll (1-6)
9 : is replaced by a random digit (0-9)

Version:

9 Jan 1997

Author:

Rico Jansen, Pierre van Rooden (javadocs)

Constructor Summary

PasswordGenerator()
Creates the generator

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getModuleInfo() Returns a description of the module.
java.lang.String	getPassword() Generate a password, based on the default template for this module.
java.lang.String	getPassword(java.lang.String template) Generate a password, based on the given template.
void	init() Initializes the module.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Entry point when calling from teh command line.
void	onload() Called when the module is loaded.
void	reload() Called when the module is reloaded.
void	shutdown() Called when the module is shut down (removed).
void	unload() Called when the module is unloaded.

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.module.Module

getClassName, getInitParameter, getInitParameters, getMaintainer, getMimeType, getMimeTypeFile, getModule, getModule, getModules, getName, getProperties, getProperty, getVersion, hasStarted, loadModulesFromDisk, maintainance, setClassName, setInitParameter, setMaintainer, setName, setVersion, shutdownModules, startModule, startModules, state

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PasswordGenerator

public PasswordGenerator()

Creates the generator

Method Detail

onload

public void onload()

Called when the module is loaded. Not used.

Overrides:

onload in class Module

reload

public void reload()

Called when the module is reloaded. Tries to retrieve a default template for a password from the template property from the module configuration file. Not used.

init

public void init()

Initializes the module. Tries to retrieve a default template for a password from the template property from the module configuration file.

Overrides:

init in class Module

unload

public void unload()

Called when the module is unloaded. Not used.

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Called when the module is shut down (removed). Not used.

Overrides:

shutdown in class Module

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Entry point when calling from teh command line. Used for testing.

getPassword

public java.lang.String getPassword()

Generate a password, based on the default template for this module.

Specified by:

getPassword in interface PasswordGeneratorInterface

Returns:

the generated password.

getPassword

public java.lang.String getPassword(java.lang.String template)

Generate a password, based on the given template.

Specified by:

getPassword in interface PasswordGeneratorInterface

Parameters:

template - the template the password should be based on.

Returns:

the generated password.

getModuleInfo

public java.lang.String getModuleInfo()

Returns a description of the module.

Overrides:

getModuleInfo in class Module