org.eclipse.stardust.engine.api.runtime

Interface PasswordRules

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface PasswordRules
extends Serializable

Version:

$Revision: $

Author:

Barry.Grotjahn

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getDifferentCharacters() Gets the number of minimum different characters in the new password compared to previous passwords.
int	getDigits() Gets the minimum number of Digits in new password.
int	getDisableUserTime() Gets the days after the user will be disabled (after password expired).
int	getExpirationTime() Return number of days after the password will expire (starting from day the current pasword was set).
int	getLetters() Gets the minimum number of Letters in new password.
int	getMinimalPasswordLength() Gets the minimum password length.
int	getMixedCase() Gets the number for mixed case characters.
int	getNotificationMails() Check if notification mails should be send.
int	getPasswordTracking() Check if password tracking is enabled.
int	getPunctuation() Sets the minimum number of punctuation characters ('!"$%&#()=?+/*) in new password.
boolean	isForcePasswordChange() Checks if force password change flag is set.
boolean	isStrongPassword() Checks if strong password flag is set.
boolean	isUniquePassword() Checks if flag for unique password is set.
void	setDifferentCharacters(int length) Sets the number of minimum different characters in the new password compared to previous passwords.
void	setDigits(int length) Sets the minimum number of Digits in new password.
void	setDisableUserTime(int days) Sets the days after the user will be disabled (after password expired).
void	setExpirationTime(int days) Sets the days a new password will be valid.
void	setForcePasswordChange(boolean forcePasswordChange) Set force password change flag.
void	setLetters(int length) Sets the minimum number of Letters in new password.
void	setMinimalPasswordLength(int length) Sets the minimum password length.
void	setMixedCase(int length) The password needs to include at least n lowercase (a-z) and n uppercase (A-Z) characters.
void	setNotificationMails(int days) Enables when notification mail should be send out before password expires.
void	setPasswordTracking(int number) Enables password tracking if value is > 0.
void	setPunctuation(int length) Sets the minimum number of punctuation characters ('!"$%&#()=?+/*) in new password.
void	setStrongPassword(boolean strongPassword) Set strong password flag.
void	setUniquePassword(boolean uniquePassword) Set unique password flag.

Method Detail

isUniquePassword

boolean isUniquePassword()

Checks if flag for unique password is set.

Returns:

if is enabled.

setUniquePassword

void setUniquePassword(boolean uniquePassword)

Set unique password flag. The flag is the super flag if to compare passwords with previous passwords.

Parameters:

true - or false

isForcePasswordChange

boolean isForcePasswordChange()

Checks if force password change flag is set.

Returns:

if is enabled.

setForcePasswordChange

void setForcePasswordChange(boolean forcePasswordChange)

Set force password change flag. The flag is the super flag if passwords will expire.

Parameters:

true - or false

isStrongPassword

boolean isStrongPassword()

Checks if strong password flag is set.

Returns:

if is enabled.

setStrongPassword

void setStrongPassword(boolean strongPassword)

Set strong password flag. The flag is the super flag if to follow password rules.

Parameters:

true - or false

setNotificationMails

void setNotificationMails(int days)

Enables when notification mail should be send out before password expires. If days is set to 0 no mails will be send.

Parameters:

days - Number of days before password expires.

getNotificationMails

int getNotificationMails()

Check if notification mails should be send.

Returns:

Number of days before password expires or 0.

setPasswordTracking

void setPasswordTracking(int number)

Enables password tracking if value is > 0. If password tracking is enabled store a number of previous passwords. The new password should not be one of the stored previous passwords.

Parameters:

days - Number of old passwords to store.

getPasswordTracking

int getPasswordTracking()

Check if password tracking is enabled.

Returns:

Number of passwords to track.

setExpirationTime

void setExpirationTime(int days)

Sets the days a new password will be valid.

Parameters:

Number - of days.

getExpirationTime

int getExpirationTime()

Return number of days after the password will expire (starting from day the current pasword was set).

Returns:

Number of days.

setDisableUserTime

void setDisableUserTime(int days)

Sets the days after the user will be disabled (after password expired).

Parameters:

Number - of days (-1 will never disable the user).

getDisableUserTime

int getDisableUserTime()

Gets the days after the user will be disabled (after password expired).

Returns:

Number of days.

setDifferentCharacters

void setDifferentCharacters(int length)

Sets the number of minimum different characters in the new password compared to previous passwords.

Parameters:

length - Number of different characters.

getDifferentCharacters

int getDifferentCharacters()

Gets the number of minimum different characters in the new password compared to previous passwords.

Returns:

Number.

setMinimalPasswordLength

void setMinimalPasswordLength(int length)

Sets the minimum password length.

Parameters:

length - Length.

getMinimalPasswordLength

int getMinimalPasswordLength()

Gets the minimum password length.

Returns:

Length.

setLetters

void setLetters(int length)

Sets the minimum number of Letters in new password.

Parameters:

length - Number.

getLetters

int getLetters()

Gets the minimum number of Letters in new password.

Returns:

Number.

setDigits

void setDigits(int length)

Sets the minimum number of Digits in new password.

Parameters:

length - Number.

getDigits

int getDigits()

Gets the minimum number of Digits in new password.

Returns:

Number.

setMixedCase

void setMixedCase(int length)

The password needs to include at least n lowercase (a-z) and n uppercase (A-Z) characters.

Parameters:

length - Number.

getMixedCase

int getMixedCase()

Gets the number for mixed case characters.

Returns:

Number.

setPunctuation

void setPunctuation(int length)

Sets the minimum number of punctuation characters ('!"$%&#()=?+/*) in new password.

Parameters:

length - Number.

getPunctuation

int getPunctuation()

Sets the minimum number of punctuation characters ('!"$%&#()=?+/*) in new password.

Returns:

Number.