SafePasswordCipher.java

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package org.apache.openejb.cipher;

// we dont use char[]->char[] for encrypt since it is a tool only method normally (execution time ~ few seconds)
public interface SafePasswordCipher extends PasswordCipher {
    /**
     * Note: decrypt method is not wired to decryptAsCharArray() by default. You can forbid its usage
     * throwing an exception (UnsupportedOperationException) is desired.
     *
     * @param encryptedPassword
     * @return the decrypted password.
     */
    char[] decryptAsCharArray(char[] encryptedPassword);
}