APR::Util - Perl API for Various APR Utilities
use APR::Util (); $ok = password_validate($passwd, $hash);
Various APR utilities that don't fit into any other group.
APR::Util provides the following functions and/or methods:
password_validate
Validate an encrypted password hash against a plain text password (with lots of restrictions and peculiarities).
$ok = password_validate($passwd, $hash);
$passwd ( string )
$hash ( string )
$ok ( boolean )
The function handles the output of the following functions (it knows to tell md5 and sha1 from the others, since they are have a special pattern recognized by apr):
apr_md5_encode() (for which at the moment we have no
perl glue, ask if you need it).
generated by apr_sha1_base64() (for which at the moment we have no
perl glue, ask if you need it).
and it's available only since Apache 2.0.50
On all but the following platforms: MSWin32, beos and NetWare. Therefore you probably don't want to use that feature, unless you know that your code will never end up running on those listed platforms.
Moreover on these three platforms if that function sees that the hash is not of md5 and sha1 formats, it'll do a clear to clear text matching, always returning success, no matter what the hashed value is.
Warning: double check that you understand what this function does and does not before using it.
APR::Socket also provides auto-generated Perl interface for a few
other methods which aren't tested at the moment and therefore their
API is a subject to change. These methods will be finalized later as a
need arises. If you want to rely on any of the following methods
please contact the the mod_perl development mailing
list so we can help each other take the steps necessary
to shift the method to an officially supported API.
filepath_name_get
META: Autogenerated - needs to be reviewed/completed
[We have File::Spec and File::Basename for this purpose, I can't see why this api is needed]
return the final element of the pathname
$ret = filepath_name_get($pathname);
$pathname ( string )
$ret ( string )
the final element of the path
For example:
"/foo/bar/gum" => "gum" "/foo/bar/gum/" => "" "gum" => "gum" "bs\\path\\stuff" => "stuff"
password_get
META: Autogenerated - needs to be reviewed/completed
Display a prompt and read in the password from stdin.
$ret = password_get($prompt, $pwbuf, $bufsize);
$prompt ( string )
$pwbuf ( string )
$bufsize (number)
$ret (integer)
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