com.pelzer.util
Class UnixCrypt

java.lang.Object
  com.pelzer.util.UnixCrypt

public class UnixCrypt
extends Object

UnixCrypt is a class to implement password encryption as used on Unix systems. It is compatible with the crypt(3c) system function. This version is a based on the DES encryption algorithm in Andrew Tanenbaum's book "Computer Networks". It was rewritten in C and used in Perl release 4.035. This version was rewritten in Java by David Scott, Siemens Ltd., Australia. For further details on the methods in this class, refer to the Unix man pages for crypt(3c).

Constructor Summary

UnixCrypt()

Method Summary

static String

crypt(String strpw, String strsalt) Returns a String containing the encrypted passwd

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnixCrypt

public UnixCrypt()

Method Detail

crypt

public static String crypt(String strpw,
                           String strsalt)

Returns a String containing the encrypted passwd

Parameters:

strpw - A String containing the un-encrypted password

strsalt - A 2 character String, containing the salt to encrypt the password with.