at.favre.lib.armadillo

Interface StringMessageDigest

public interface StringMessageDigest

A hash function to convert a string and usage name to a string representation of a hash.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	derive(java.lang.String providedMessage, java.lang.String usageName) Derives given key given by the caller with given usage description to a hash

Method Detail

derive

java.lang.String derive(java.lang.String providedMessage,
                        java.lang.String usageName)

Derives given key given by the caller with given usage description to a hash

Parameters:

providedMessage - the message provided by the caller to generate the hash for

usageName - a simple description for what this is (e.g. "contentKey", "prefName",... )

Returns:

a hash derived from providedMessage + usageName