org.apache.directory.ldap.client.template

Class MemoryClearingBuffer

java.lang.Object

org.apache.directory.ldap.client.template.MemoryClearingBuffer

public final class MemoryClearingBuffer
extends Object

A buffer for storing sensitive information like passwords. It provides useful operations for characters such as character encoding/decoding, whitespace trimming, and lowercasing. It can be cleared out when operations are complete.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear() Clears the buffer out, filling its cells with null.
byte[]	getBytes() Returns the byte[] used to create this buffer, or getComputedBytes() if created with a char[].
char[]	getChars() Returns the char[] used to create this buffer, or getComputedChars() if created with a byte[].
static MemoryClearingBuffer	newInstance(byte[] bytes) Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a byte[].
static MemoryClearingBuffer	newInstance(char[] chars) Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a char[].
static MemoryClearingBuffer	newInstance(char[] chars, boolean trim, boolean lowerCase) Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a char[], optionally performing whitespace trimming and conversion to lower case.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

newInstance

public static MemoryClearingBuffer newInstance(byte[] bytes)

Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a byte[].

Parameters:

bytes - A byte[]

Returns:

A buffer

newInstance

public static MemoryClearingBuffer newInstance(char[] chars)

Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a char[].

Parameters:

chars - A char[]

Returns:

A buffer

newInstance

public static MemoryClearingBuffer newInstance(char[] chars,
                                               boolean trim,
                                               boolean lowerCase)

Creates a new instance of MemoryClearingBuffer from a char[], optionally performing whitespace trimming and conversion to lower case.

Parameters:

chars - A char[]

trim - If true, whitespace will be trimmed off of both ends of the char[]

lowerCase - If true, the characters will be converted to lower case

Returns:

A buffer

clear

public void clear()

Clears the buffer out, filling its cells with null.

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes()

Returns the byte[] used to create this buffer, or getComputedBytes() if created with a char[].

Returns:

A byte[]

getChars

public char[] getChars()

Returns the char[] used to create this buffer, or getComputedChars() if created with a byte[].

Returns:

A byte[]