passwordutils.java

OPIAM stands for Open Identity and Access Management. This Suite will provide modules for user & rig

/*
 * OPIAM Suite
 *
 * Distributable under LGPL license.
 * See terms of license at gnu.org.
 */

package opiam.admin.applis.demo.utils;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;


/**
 * This class allows to manage the password.
 */
public class PasswordUtils
{
    /** Logger de log4j */
    private static Logger _logger = Logger.getLogger(PasswordUtils.class);

    /** Alphabetical set. */
    private static String set1 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";

    /** Numeric set. */
    private static String set2 = "0123456789";

    /** Special characters set. */
    private static String set3 = "!@#$%^&*(){}:;<>,.?/\\";

    /** All characters set. */
    private static String[] charsets = { set1, set2, set3 };

    /**
     * This method allows to check the password syntax.
     * The password must be defined with :
     *    - at least 6 characters
     *    - at least a capital
     *    - at least a special character
     *    - at least a numeric character.capital 
     *
     * @param value  Password to check.
     *
     * @return true if the password is well-formed, otherwise false.
     */
    public static boolean checkPassword(String value)
    {
        if (value.length() < 6)
        {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        {
            boolean found = false;

            for (int j = 0; (j < charsets[i].length()) && !found; j++)
            {
                if (value.indexOf(charsets[i].substring(j, j + 1)) != -1)
                {
                    found = true;
                }
            }

            if (!found)
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }
}