Password.java

/*
 *  Copyright 2011 Eric F. Savage, code@efsavage.com
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 */
package com.ajah.crypto;

import com.ajah.util.ToStringable;

/**
 * Marker interface for type-safe Password fields.
 * 
 * @author <a href="http://efsavage.com">Eric F. Savage</a>, <a
 *         href="mailto:code@efsavage.com">code@efsavage.com</a>.
 */
public interface Password extends ToStringable {

	/**
	 * This is so we can validate min/max lengths, this is probably not
	 * available after encrypting/hashing.
	 * 
	 * @return Original length of the raw password. If the raw password was null
	 *         this should return 0.
	 */
	public int getOriginalLength();

}