public interface

PasswordFinder

net.schmizz.sshj.userauth.password.PasswordFinder

Class Overview

Services requests for plaintext passwords.

Public Methods
abstract char[]	reqPassword(Resource<?> resource) Request password for specified resource.
abstract boolean	shouldRetry(Resource<?> resource) If password turns out to be incorrect, indicates whether another call to `reqPassword(Resource)` should be made.

Request password for specified resource.

This method may return null when the request cannot be serviced, e.g. when the user cancels a password prompt.

resource	The resource for which password is being requested

If password turns out to be incorrect, indicates whether another call to reqPassword(Resource) should be made.

This method is geared at interactive implementations, and stub implementations may simply return false.

resource	The resource for which password is being requested