com.ibm.passwordrules.standard
Class ValidityTimeConstraint

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class ValidityTimeConstraint

extends BehavioralRule

The system doesn't enforce this rule at this moment.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

INCOMPATIBLE_MAX_MIN Constant representing a nmessage key in a property file

Constructor Summary

ValidityTimeConstraint()
Default constructor

ValidityTimeConstraint(long minTime, long maxTime)
Constructor accepting minimum and maximum parameters.

Method Summary

long	getMaxTime() Obtain the time until which the password is valid.
long	getMinTime() Obtain the time from which the password is valid.
boolean	join(Rule rule) Try to join the specified rule with this one.

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.passwordrules.BehavioralRule

constrain, getParameter, setParameter, validate, validateSafe

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INCOMPATIBLE_MAX_MIN

public static final java.lang.String INCOMPATIBLE_MAX_MIN

Constant representing a nmessage key in a property file

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ValidityTimeConstraint

public ValidityTimeConstraint()

Default constructor

ValidityTimeConstraint

public ValidityTimeConstraint(long minTime,
                              long maxTime)

Constructor accepting minimum and maximum parameters.

Parameters:

minTime - long value representing the time in milliseconds from which the password is valid.

maxTime - long value representing the time in milliseconds until which the password is valid.

Method Detail

getMaxTime

public long getMaxTime()

Obtain the time until which the password is valid.

Returns:

long value representing the time in milliceconds until which the password is valid.

getMinTime

public long getMinTime()

Obtain the time from which the password is valid.

Returns:

long value representing the time in milliseconds from which the password is valid.

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.