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OpenEdge.Security.Provider.IPasswordPolicyProvider

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  • Last Updated: January 15, 2026
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Namespace: OpenEdge.Security.Provider
Type: Interface IPasswordPolicyProvider
Parent Classes:
Inherits: Progress.Lang.Object

File:IPasswordPolicyProvider
Purpose:Provides an extension point for _User (or other ABL table) -based
implementations of an IAuthProvider
Author(s):pjudge
Created:Mon Feb 29 10:22:18 EST 2016



Method Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  RAW GetUserSalt (handle) /* Returns a per-user salt used for hashing (typically) passwords @param handle (optional) The ABL table buffer used to calculate/determine the salt @return raw A salt to use for hashing. The caller will determine whether nulls are allowed */
  CHARACTER HashPassword (character, raw) /* Hashes a password for storage with (typically) a user account. @param character A mandatory clear-text password @param raw An optional salt value @return character A string representation of the hashed password */

Method Detail
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RAW GetUserSalt (handle)

/* Returns a per-user salt used for hashing (typically) passwords
Parameters:
phUserTableBuffer HANDLE
 
Returns RAW
  raw A salt to use for hashing. The caller will determine whether nulls are allowed
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CHARACTER HashPassword (character, raw)

/* Hashes a password for storage with (typically) a user account.
Parameters:
pcPassword CHARACTER
 
prSalt RAW
 
Returns CHARACTER
  character A string representation of the hashed password


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