PasswordEncoder.java

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package ro.nextreports.server.api.client;

/**
 * Provides encoding and comparing of user passwords.
 * 
 * @author: Decebal Suiu
 */
public interface PasswordEncoder {

    /**
     * Encodes a password with an implementation specific algorithm.
     */        
    public String encode(String plainPassword);

    /**
     * Compares two passwords. The encoded password should have previously
     * been generated by encode method.
     */
    public boolean compare(String encodedPassword, String plainPassword);
    
}