PasswordEncrypting.java

/*
 * Copyright 2001-2008 Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com) and
 * Steven Grimm <koreth[remove] at midwinter dot com>
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
 * $Id: $
 */
package com.uwyn.rife.authentication;

import com.uwyn.rife.tools.StringEncryptor;

/**
 * Credentials managers that can encrypt passwords implement this interface.
 * The authentication element deployer will pass them a password encryptor
 * based on the element configuration.
 * 
 * @author Steven Grimm (koreth[remove] at midwinter dot com)
 * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
 * @version $Revision: $
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface PasswordEncrypting
{
	/**
	 * Sets the password encryptor to use to encrypt this credentials
	 * manager's passwords.
	 * 
	 * @param passwordEncryptor the password ecryptor that will be used
	 * @since 1.6
	 */
	public void setPasswordEncryptor(StringEncryptor passwordEncryptor);
}