Interface IPasswordAlgorithm

Defines the contract for password encryption algorithms.

Namespace: CapyKit

Assembly: CapyKit.dll

Syntax

public interface IPasswordAlgorithm

Properties

AlgorithmName

Gets the name of the algorithm.

Declaration

string AlgorithmName { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

Methods

Compare(string, byte[], params object[])

Compares the given plaintext password with an encrypted value using PBKDF2 algorithm.

Declaration

bool Compare(string password, byte[] encryptedValue, params object[] args)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	password	The plaintext password to compare.
byte[]	encryptedValue	The encrypted value to compare against.
object[]	args	Additional arguments for the encryption process, such as salt and length.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if the given password matches the encryptedValue, false if they are different.

Encrypt(string, params object[])

Encrypts the given password using a defined algorithm.

Declaration

byte[] Encrypt(string password, params object[] args)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	password	The plaintext password.
object[]	args	Additional arguments for the encryption process, such as salt and length.

Returns

Type	Description
byte[]	A byte array with the hashed password.