com.ibm.passwordrules.standard
Class NotRepeated

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ibm.passwordrules.BehavioralRule
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        +--com.ibm.passwordrules.standard.NotRepeated

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Rule, java.io.Serializable

public class NotRepeated

extends BehavioralRule

This class implements built-in rule for restricting passwords to be different than previously used passwords present in a history list.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

REUSED Constant representing a message key in a property file

Constructor Summary

NotRepeated()
Default constructor.

NotRepeated(int historyLength)
Constructor accepting parameter specifying the length of the password history.

Method Summary

int	getHistoryLength() Method obtains the length of password history.
boolean	join(Rule rule) Try to join the specified rule with this one.
void	setHistoryLength(int historyLength) Set the length of password history.
boolean	validate(java.lang.String password, ValidationInfo validationInfo) Validate the given password using the given validation info.

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.passwordrules.BehavioralRule

constrain, getParameter, setParameter, validateSafe

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

REUSED

public static final java.lang.String REUSED

Constant representing a message key in a property file

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NotRepeated

public NotRepeated()

Default constructor.

NotRepeated

public NotRepeated(int historyLength)

Constructor accepting parameter specifying the length of the password history.

Parameters:

historyLength - int value representing the number of consecutive historical passwords to be checked.

Method Detail

getHistoryLength

public int getHistoryLength()

Method obtains the length of password history.

Returns:

int value representing the password history length.

setHistoryLength

public void setHistoryLength(int historyLength)

Set the length of password history.

Parameters:

historyLength - int value representing the password history length.

validate

public boolean validate(java.lang.String password,
                        ValidationInfo validationInfo)
                 throws InvalidPasswordException

Validate the given password using the given validation info.

Specified by:

validate in interface Rule

Overrides:

validate in class BehavioralRule

Parameters:

validationInfo - contains contextual information about the password being validated.

password - Password to validate.

Returns:

always return true

Throws:

InvalidPasswordException - thrown when password is invalid.

join

public boolean join(Rule rule)
             throws IncompatibleRulesException

Try to join the specified rule with this one. The more restrictive rule takes precedence.

Specified by:

join in interface Rule

Overrides:

join in class BehavioralRule

Parameters:

rule - The rule to be joined with this one.

Returns:

True if the rule was successfully joined.

Throws:

IncompatibleRulesException - Thrown when given rule cannot be joined because it is not compatible.