Wt::Auth::MD5HashFunction Class Reference

A cryptograhpic hash function implemented using MD5. More...

#include <Wt/Auth/HashFunction>

Inheritance diagram for Wt::Auth::MD5HashFunction:

Public Member Functions
virtual std::string	name () const
	Returns the name for this hash function. More...
virtual std::string	compute (const std::string &msg, const std::string &salt) const
	Computes the hash of a message + salt. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from Wt::Auth::HashFunction
virtual	~HashFunction ()
	Destructor.
virtual bool	verify (const std::string &msg, const std::string &salt, const std::string &hash) const
	Verifies a message with the salted hash. More...

Detailed Description

A cryptograhpic hash function implemented using MD5.

This hash function is useful for creating token hashes, but should not be used for password hashes.

Member Function Documentation

std::string Wt::Auth::MD5HashFunction::compute ( const std::string &  msg, const std::string &  salt  ) const

virtual

Computes the hash of a message + salt.

The message is usually an ASCII or UTF-8 string.

The salt and the computed hash are encoded in printable characters. This is usually ASCII-encoded (as for the UNIX crypt() functions) or could be Base64-encoded.

Implements Wt::Auth::HashFunction.

std::string Wt::Auth::MD5HashFunction::name ( ) const

virtual

Returns the name for this hash function.

Returns "MD5".

Implements Wt::Auth::HashFunction.