Package org.opends.server.core

Class PasswordPolicyFactory

java.lang.Object

org.opends.server.core.PasswordPolicyFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationPolicyFactory<PasswordPolicyCfg>

public final class PasswordPolicyFactory
extends Object
implements AuthenticationPolicyFactory<PasswordPolicyCfg>

This class is the interface between the password policy configurable component and a password policy state object. When a password policy entry is added to the configuration, an instance of this class is created and registered to manage subsequent modification to that configuration entry, including validating any proposed modification and applying an accepted modification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PasswordPolicyFactory()	Default constructor instantiated from authentication policy config manager.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PasswordPolicy	createAuthenticationPolicy(PasswordPolicyCfg configuration)	Creates a new authentication policy using the provided configuration.
boolean	isConfigurationAcceptable(PasswordPolicyCfg configuration, List<org.forgerock.i18n.LocalizableMessage> unacceptableReasons)	Indicates whether the provided authentication policy configuration is acceptable.
void	setServerContext(ServerContext serverContext)	Sets the server context.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PasswordPolicyFactory

public PasswordPolicyFactory()

Default constructor instantiated from authentication policy config manager.

Method Detail

setServerContext

public void setServerContext(ServerContext serverContext)

Sets the server context.

Specified by:

setServerContext in interface AuthenticationPolicyFactory<PasswordPolicyCfg>

Parameters:

serverContext - The server context.

createAuthenticationPolicy

public PasswordPolicy createAuthenticationPolicy(PasswordPolicyCfg configuration)
                                          throws ConfigException,
                                                 InitializationException

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationPolicyFactory

Creates a new authentication policy using the provided configuration.

Specified by:

createAuthenticationPolicy in interface AuthenticationPolicyFactory<PasswordPolicyCfg>

Parameters:

configuration - The configuration.

Returns:

The new authentication policy configured using the provided configuration.

Throws:

ConfigException - If an unrecoverable problem arises during initialization of the authentication policy as a result of the server configuration.

InitializationException - If a problem occurs during initialization of the authentication policy.

isConfigurationAcceptable

public boolean isConfigurationAcceptable(PasswordPolicyCfg configuration,
                                         List<org.forgerock.i18n.LocalizableMessage> unacceptableReasons)

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationPolicyFactory

Indicates whether the provided authentication policy configuration is acceptable.

Specified by:

isConfigurationAcceptable in interface AuthenticationPolicyFactory<PasswordPolicyCfg>

Parameters:

configuration - The authentication policy configuration.

unacceptableReasons - A list that can be used to hold messages about why the provided configuration is not acceptable.

Returns:

Returns true if the provided authentication policy configuration is acceptable, or false if it is not.