PasswordGeneratorInterface


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10  
11  package org.mmbase.util;
12  
13  /**
14   * Interface for the automatic generation of passwords.
15   * <br />
16   * The passwords generated by classes implementing this interface are based on a template.
17   * A template can exists of a number of characters, which are replaced by
18   * the generator.
19   * The meaning of the characters in a template is left to the implementing class.
20   *
21   * @deprecated no real need for an interface as there is only one implementation
22   * @application SCAN (users)
23   * @author Rico Jansen
24   * @author Pierre van Rooden (javadocs)
25   * @version $Id: PasswordGeneratorInterface.java,v 1.6 2004/09/30 14:07:11 pierre Exp $
26   */
27  
28  public interface PasswordGeneratorInterface {
29      /**
30       * Generate a password, based on a default template.
31       * @return the generated password.
32       */
33      public String   getPassword();
34  
35      /**
36       * Generate a password, based on the given template.
37       * @param template the template the password should be based on.
38       * @return the generated password.
39       */
40      public String   getPassword(String   template);
41  }
42

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