Source code for zope.password.interfaces

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"""Password manager interface
"""
import zope.interface




class IPasswordManager(zope.interface.Interface):
    """Password manager utility interface.
    """

    def encodePassword(password):
        """Return encoded data for the given password

        Return encoded bytes.
        """

    def checkPassword(encoded_password, password):
        """Does the encoded password match the given password?

        Return True if they match, else False.
        """





class IMatchingPasswordManager(IPasswordManager):
    """Password manager with hash matching support"""

    def match(encoded_password):
        """Was the given data was encoded with this manager's scheme?

        Return True when the given data was encoded with the scheme
        implemented by this password manager.
        """