interface documentation
class IUsernameHashedPassword(ICredentials): (source)
I encapsulate a username and a hashed password.
This credential is used when a hashed password is received from the party requesting authentication. CredentialCheckers which check this kind of credential must store the passwords in plaintext (or as password-equivalent hashes) form so that they can be hashed in a manner appropriate for the particular credentials class.
| Method | check |
Validate these credentials against the correct password. |
| Instance Variable | username |
The username associated with these credentials. |
Validate these credentials against the correct password.
| Parameters | |
password:bytes | The correct, plaintext password against which to check. |
| Returns | |
bool or Deferred | True if the credentials represented by this object match the given password, False if they do not, or a Deferred which will be called back with one of these values. |