org.apache.cayenne.configuration

## Class PlainTextPasswordEncoder

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.cayenne.configuration.PlainTextPasswordEncoder

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    PasswordEncoding

      public class PlainTextPasswordEncoder
      extends Object
      implements PasswordEncoding

  The plain text password encoder passes the text of the database password straight-through without any alteration. This is identical to the behavior of pre-3.0 versions of Cayenne, where the password was stored in the XML model in clear text.
  Since:
    3.0

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.configuration.PasswordEncoding

      `standardEncoders`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PlainTextPasswordEncoder()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `decodePassword(String encodedPassword, String key)` Decodes an encoded database password.
    `String` | `encodePassword(String normalPassword, String key)` Encodes a normal/plain database password.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PlainTextPasswordEncoder

          public PlainTextPasswordEncoder()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### decodePassword

          public String decodePassword(String encodedPassword,
                                       String key)

      Description copied from interface: `PasswordEncoding`
      Decodes an encoded database password.
      Specified by:
        `decodePassword` in interface `PasswordEncoding`
      Parameters:
        `encodedPassword` - - The encoded password to be decoded
        `key` - - An optional data element which can be used to unlock the password. Some encoders may require the key.
      Returns:
        The decoded normal/plain password.

    - #### encodePassword

          public String encodePassword(String normalPassword,
                                       String key)

      Description copied from interface: `PasswordEncoding`
      Encodes a normal/plain database password.
      Specified by:
        `encodePassword` in interface `PasswordEncoding`
      Parameters:
        `normalPassword` - - The normal/plain password to be encoded
        `key` - - An optional data element which can be used to lock the password. Some encoders may require the key.
      Returns:
        The encoded password.

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