Package ch.nevis.mobile.sdk.api.operation.password

Interface PasswordChanger

All Superinterfaces:
PasswordPolicyProvider
public interface PasswordChanger extends PasswordPolicyProvider
The object in charge of password change. It must be implemented by the developer of the SDK. 
 private void changePassword() {
     PasswordChanger pinChanger = (context, consumer) -> {
         PasswordAuthenticatorLockState lockState = context.protectionStatus().lockState();
         if (lockState == PasswordAuthenticatorLockState.FAILED_ATTEMPT_COOLDOWN) {
             // Inform the user that the password authenticator is locked temporarily
         } else if (lockState == PasswordAuthenticatorLockState.FAILED_ATTEMPT_RETRIES) {
             int remainingRetries = context.protectionStatus().remainingRetries();
             // Inform the user of the remaining retries before the password gets locked
             // forever
         }
         if (context.lastRecoverableError().isPresent()) {
             // Display error informing that the previously provided passwords were not valid
         }
         char[] oldPassword = askUserForOldPassword();
         char[] newPassword = askUserForNewPassword();
         if (oldPassword != null && newPassword != null) {
             consumer.pins(oldPassword, newPassword);
         }
         else {
             consumer.cancel();
         }
     };
 }

 /**
  * Asks the user to provide the old password. If the user cancels the operation,
  * returns null.
  * @return the old password or null if user cancels the operation.
  */
 private char[] askUserForOldPassword() {
     [...]
 }

 /**
  * Asks the user to provide the new password. If the user cancels the operation,
  * returns null.
  * @return the new password or null if user cancels the operation.
  */
 private char[] askUserForNewPassword() {
     [...]
 }
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    changePassword(PasswordChangeContext context, PasswordChangeHandler handler)
    The method that will be invoked till either the user provides the old password and a new password that conforms to the format expected by the SDK (i.e.
    PasswordPolicy
    passwordPolicy()
    Returns the object defining the constraints of the password (minimum length, required special characters, etc.) to be changed.

  • Method Details

    • changePassword

      void changePassword(PasswordChangeContext context, PasswordChangeHandler handler)
      The method that will be invoked till either the user provides the old password and a new password that conforms to the format expected by the SDK (i.e. a 6 digit password), or till the operation is canceled (through the PasswordChangeHandler.cancel()), or till the password authenticator is permanently locked because the user provided too many times an invalid password.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      handler - the object that must be invoked with the new and old passwords

    • passwordPolicy

      PasswordPolicy passwordPolicy()
      Returns the object defining the constraints of the password (minimum length, required special characters, etc.) to be changed.
      Specified by:
      passwordPolicy in interface PasswordPolicyProvider
      Returns:
      the PasswordPolicy