org.mmbase.util
Class PasswordGenerator

java.lang.Object
  org.mmbase.util.PasswordGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

PasswordGeneratorInterface

public class PasswordGenerator

extends Object

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:

$Id: PasswordGenerator.java,v 1.11 2005/12/18 00:19:21 michiel Exp $

Author:

Rico Jansen, Pierre van Rooden (javadocs)

Warning: License conflict:

uses the GNU license, should be moved external

Constructor Summary

PasswordGenerator()
Creates the generator

Method Summary

String	getModuleInfo() Returns a description of the module.
String	getPassword() Generate a password, based on the default template for this module.
String	getPassword(String template) Generate a password, based on the given template.
static void	main(String[] args) Entry point when calling from teh command line.

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

main

public static void main(String[] args)

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

getPassword

public 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 String getPassword(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 String getModuleInfo()

Returns a description of the module.