PasswordUtils.java

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 * Copyright (C)2009 - SSHJ Contributors
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package net.schmizz.sshj.userauth.password;

import java.util.Arrays;

/** Static utility method and factories */
public class PasswordUtils {

    /**
     * Blank out a character array
     *
     * @param pwd the character array
     */
    public static void blankOut(char[] pwd) {
        if (pwd != null)
            Arrays.fill(pwd, ' ');
    }

    /**
     * @param password the password as a char[]
     *
     * @return the constructed {@link PasswordFinder}
     */
    public static PasswordFinder createOneOff(final char[] password) {
        if (password == null)
            return null;
        else
            return new PasswordFinder() {
                @Override
                public char[] reqPassword(Resource<?> resource) {
                    char[] cloned = password.clone();
                    blankOut(password);
                    return cloned;
                }

                @Override
                public boolean shouldRetry(Resource<?> resource) {
                    return false;
                }
            };
    }

}