interface PasswordInterface in Drupal 9

Secure password hashing functions for user authentication.

Hierarchy

• interface \Drupal\Core\Password\PasswordInterface

3 files declare their use of PasswordInterface

EntityUser.php in core/modules/user/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityUser.php

PasswordHashingTest.php in core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Password/PasswordHashingTest.php

Contains \Drupal\Tests\Core\Password\PasswordHashingTest.

UserAuth.php in core/modules/user/src/UserAuth.php

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Password/PasswordInterface.php, line 8

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Password

interface PasswordInterface {

  /**
   * Maximum password length.
   */
  const PASSWORD_MAX_LENGTH = 512;

  /**
   * Hash a password using a secure hash.
   *
   * @param string $password
   *   A plain-text password.
   *
   * @return string
   *   A string containing the hashed password, or FALSE on failure.
   */
  public function hash($password);

  /**
   * Check whether a plain text password matches a hashed password.
   *
   * @param string $password
   *   A plain-text password
   * @param string $hash
   *   A hashed password.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the password is valid, FALSE if not.
   */
  public function check($password, $hash);

  /**
   * Check whether a hashed password needs to be replaced with a new hash.
   *
   * This is typically called during the login process when the plain text
   * password is available. A new hash is needed when the desired iteration
   * count has changed by a modification of the password-service in the
   * dependency injection container or if the user's password hash was
   * generated in an update like user_update_7000() (see the Drupal 7
   * documentation).
   *
   * @param string $hash
   *   The existing hash to be checked.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the hash is outdated and needs rehash.
   */
  public function needsRehash($hash);

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
PasswordInterface::check	public	function	Check whether a plain text password matches a hashed password.	1
PasswordInterface::hash	public	function	Hash a password using a secure hash.	1
PasswordInterface::needsRehash	public	function	Check whether a hashed password needs to be replaced with a new hash.	1
PasswordInterface::PASSWORD_MAX_LENGTH		constant	Maximum password length.