de.smartics.properties.api.core.security
Interface PropertyValueSecurity

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEsapiPropertyValueSecurity, AbstractPropertyValueSecurity, Base64PropertyValueSecurity, EsapiPropertyValueSecurity, PropertiesBasedPropertyValueSecurity, SystemPropertyBasedPropertyValueSecurity

public interface PropertyValueSecurity
     
     

      
      extends 
      
      Serializable
     
     

Helper to en- and decrypt property values.

Method Summary

String	decrypt(PropertyDescriptor descriptor, String encryptedValue) Decrypts the given property value.
String	encrypt(PropertyDescriptor descriptor, String plainValue) Encrypts the given property value.

Method Detail

decrypt

String decrypt(PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
               String encryptedValue)
               throws NullPointerException,
                      SecurityException

Decrypts the given property value.

Parameters:

descriptor - the descriptor of the property.

encryptedValue - the encrypted value of the property to be decrypted.

Returns:

the decrypted value.

Throws:

NullPointerException - may be thrown if descriptor is null.

SecurityException - if the value cannot be decrypted.

encrypt

String encrypt(PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
               String plainValue)
               throws NullPointerException,
                      SecurityException

Encrypts the given property value.

Parameters:

descriptor - the descriptor of the property.

plainValue - the plain value of the property to be encrypted.

Returns:

the encrypted value.

Throws:

NullPointerException - may be thrown if descriptor is null.

SecurityException - if the value cannot be encrypted.