AccountUnlockablePasswordCredential (PingFederate Server SDK)

```
public interface AccountUnlockablePasswordCredential
```
Implemented by a PasswordCredentialValidator to support unlocking a user account that has been locked using the 'Trouble Logging In?' option.

Since:

8.4

See Also:

PasswordCredentialValidator

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isAccountLocked(String username)`	Checks whether the user account is temporarily locked due to too many failure attempts.
`boolean`	`isAccountUnlockable()`	Indicate whether an account can be unlocked.
`boolean`	`unlockAccount(String username)`	Unlock the account for the given user.

- Method Detail
  - unlockAccount
```
boolean unlockAccount(String username)
```
    Unlock the account for the given user.
    
    Parameters:
    
    username - of the user account to be unlocked
    
    Returns:
    
    TRUE if the account unlock was successful
  - isAccountLocked
```
boolean isAccountLocked(String username)
```
    Checks whether the user account is temporarily locked due to too many failure attempts.
    
    Parameters:
    
    username - of the user account
    
    Returns:
    
    TRUE if the account is locked
  - isAccountUnlockable
```
boolean isAccountUnlockable()
```
    Indicate whether an account can be unlocked.
    
    In some cases implementing this interface is not sufficient for enabling account unlock through a PasswordCredentialValidator, it could also depend on factors such as associated LDAP data store.
    
    If this method returns false, it's recommended to log a warning indicating the reason to help the administrator resolve the issue.
    
    Returns:
    
    TRUE is an account is unlockable