com.ibm.passwordrules.standard
Class MaxSequentialCharacters

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ibm.passwordrules.LexicalRule
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        +--com.ibm.passwordrules.standard.MaxSequentialCharacters
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, Rule, java.io.Serializable

public class MaxSequentialCharacters
extends LexicalRule

This class implements built-in rule for restricting the number of sequential characters to present in a password.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static java.lang.String TOO_MANY_SEQUENTIAL_CHARACTERS
           
 
Fields inherited from class com.ibm.passwordrules.LexicalRule
DEFAULT_MAX_SEQUENTIAL_CHARACTERS, LOWER_CASE_ONLY, UPPER_CASE_ONLY
 
Constructor Summary
MaxSequentialCharacters()
           
MaxSequentialCharacters(int max)
           
 
Method Summary
 int getMax()
           
 boolean join(Rule rule)
          Try to join the specified rule with this one.
 boolean validate(java.lang.String password, ValidationInfo validationInfo)
          Validate the given password using the given validation info.
 
Methods inherited from class com.ibm.passwordrules.LexicalRule
constrain, getParameter, setParameter, validateSafe
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

TOO_MANY_SEQUENTIAL_CHARACTERS

public static java.lang.String TOO_MANY_SEQUENTIAL_CHARACTERS
Constructor Detail

MaxSequentialCharacters

public MaxSequentialCharacters()

MaxSequentialCharacters

public MaxSequentialCharacters(int max)
Method Detail

getMax

public int getMax()

validate

public boolean validate(java.lang.String password,
                        ValidationInfo validationInfo)
                 throws InvalidPasswordException
Validate the given password using the given validation info.
Parameters:
validationInfo - contains contextual information about the password being validated.
password - Password to validate.
Returns:
true if password is valid
Throws:
InvalidPasswordException - thrown when password is invalid.

join

public boolean join(Rule rule)
             throws IncompatibleRulesException
Try to join the specified rule with this one. The more restrictive rule takes precedence.
Parameters:
rule - The rule to be joined with this one.
Returns:
True if the rule was successfully joined.
Throws:
IncompatibleRulesException - Thrown when given rule cannot be joined because it is not compatible.