SecurityServices for .NET 2.0 Documentation

Org.Mentalis.SecurityServices.Authentication Namespace

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

The Org.Mentalis.SecurityServices.Authentication namespace contains a number of classes to facilitate the validation of passwords.

Namespace hierarchy

Classes

Class Description
AlphaValidator A validator that checks for the presence of letters in the password.
CharacterValidator Defines a base class for the validators that check for the presence of a specific type of character.
Credential Represents a binary credential that is associated with the current logged on user.
CredentialCollection Represents a collection of Credential objects. This class cannot be inherited.
CredentialException The exception that is thrown when a credential error occurs.
LengthValidator A validator that checks the length of the password.
NumericValidator A validator that checks for the presence of numerical characters in the password.
PasswordValidator Validates a password according to a set of validation rules.
SymbolValidator A validator that checks for the presence of symbol characters in the password.

Interfaces

Interface Description
IValidator Defines methods that inspect a password, character by character, to determine whether it is a secure password or not.

Enumerations

Enumeration Description
PersistType Defines the persistence of this credential.