SEC-2147: Deprecate .encoding.PasswordEncoding

2013-04-25 08:49:33 -05:00 · 2013-04-25 08:49:33 -05:00 · e469c93f9d
parent f594ed76db
commit e469c93f9d
1 changed files with 5 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/encoding/PasswordEncoder.java
@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ package org.springframework.security.authentication.encoding;
 * Interface for performing authentication operations on a password.
 *
 * @author colin sampaleanu
+ * @deprecated It is recommended to use
+ *             {@link org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder}
+ *             instead which better accommodates best practice of randomly
+ *             generated salt that is included with the password.
 */
+@Deprecated
 public interface PasswordEncoder {
    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================