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package org.apache.catalina;

This interface is used by the Realm to compare the user provided credentials with the credentials stored in the Realm for that user. /**
 * This interface is used by the {@link Realm} to compare the user provided
 * credentials with the credentials stored in the {@link Realm} for that user.
 */
public interface CredentialHandler {

    
Checks to see if the input credentials match the stored credentials
Params:
inputCredentials –  User provided credentials
storedCredentials – Credentials stored in the Realm
Returns:
true if the inputCredentials match the
        storedCredentials, otherwise false/**
     * Checks to see if the input credentials match the stored credentials
     *
     * @param inputCredentials  User provided credentials
     * @param storedCredentials Credentials stored in the {@link Realm}
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the inputCredentials match the
     *         storedCredentials, otherwise <code>false</code>
     */
    boolean matches(String inputCredentials, String storedCredentials);

    
Generates the equivalent stored credentials for the given input
credentials.
Params:
inputCredentials –  User provided credentials
Returns:
 The equivalent stored credentials for the given input
         credentials/**
     * Generates the equivalent stored credentials for the given input
     * credentials.
     *
     * @param inputCredentials  User provided credentials
     *
     * @return  The equivalent stored credentials for the given input
     *          credentials
     */
    String mutate(String inputCredentials);
}