3 * A helper class for cryptographical things like hashing passwords and so on
5 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
7 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, this is free software
8 * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
9 * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
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24 interface Cryptable extends FrameworkInterface {
26 * Hashes a string with salt and returns the hash. If an old previous hash
27 * is supplied the method will use the first X chars of that hash for hashing
28 * the password. This is useful if you want to check if the password is
29 * identical for authorization purposes.
31 * @param $str Unhashed string
32 * @param $oldHash A hash from previous hashed string
33 * @return $hashed The hashed and salted string
35 function hashString ($str, $oldHash = "");
38 * Encrypt the string with fixed salt
40 * @param $str The unencrypted string
41 * @return $encrypted Encrypted string
43 function encryptString ($str);
46 * Decrypt the string with fixed salt
48 * @param $encrypted Encrypted string
49 * @return $str The unencrypted string
51 function decryptString ($encrypted);