com.pingidentity.sdk.password (PingFederate Server SDK)

A plugin interface for validating usernames and passwords.

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
AttributeRetrievablePasswordCredential	Interface implemented by password credential validators that have the ability to lookup attributes by username alone.
ChallengeablePasswordCredential	Implemented by a `PasswordCredentialValidator` to support 2-Factor authentication using a challenge question.
ChangeablePasswordCredential	Implemented by a `PasswordCredentialValidator` to support changing user passwords in the backing data store.
PasswordCredentialValidator	A plugin for validating usernames and passwords.
RecoverableUsername	Implemented by a `PasswordCredentialValidator` to support recovering a user's login ID through a 'Forgot username' link and sending the username to the specified email address.
ResettablePasswordCredential	Implemented by a `PasswordCredentialValidator` to support resetting user passwords through the 'Forgot Password' link in the backing data store.

Class Summary
Class	Description
PasswordChallengeResult	Contains information about the result of a password challenge.
PasswordChangeResult	Contains information about the result of a password change.

Enum Summary
Enum Description

ResettablePasswordCredential.AccountEnabledStatus
Indicates the account enabled status.

Exception Summary
Exception	Description
AttributeLookupException	This exception will be thrown when an attribute look up fails while signing-on the user without re-authenticating immediately after password update.
PasswordCredentialChallengeException	Runtime exception thrown when the server used for authentication needs to prompt the user to answer a challenge question.
PasswordCredentialValidatorAuthnException	Runtime exception thrown when user authentication fails due to a problem related to invalid credentials or a condition on the server such as the account being locked.
PasswordPolicyRequirementResetException	Password policy requirement exception thrown during password reset.
PasswordPolicyRequirementValidationException	Password policy requirement exception thrown during password authentication.
PasswordResetException	Runtime exception to indicate there was an error when attempting to reset the password for a user.
PasswordValidationException	Runtime exception to indicate the password validator fails to process the username/password combination.
UsernameRecoveryException	Runtime exception to indicate there was an error when attempting to recover the user's login ID