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passphrases. An object of this type is a passphrase recogniser: its job is to recognise whether an offered passphrase is the right one. For security, such passphrase recognisers usually do not themselves know the passphrase they are looking for; they can merely recognise it when they see it. There are many schemes in use to achieve this effect, and the intent of this class is to provide a consistent interface to them all, hiding the details. The CPAN package Authen::Passphrase contains implementations of several specific passphrase schemes in addition to the base class. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Authen-Passphrase/ Approved by: erwin (mentor)
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This is the base class for a system of objects that encapsulate
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passphrases. An object of this type is a passphrase recogniser: its
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job is to recognise whether an offered passphrase is the right one.
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For security, such passphrase recognisers usually do not themselves
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know the passphrase they are looking for; they can merely recognise it
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when they see it. There are many schemes in use to achieve this
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effect, and the intent of this class is to provide a consistent
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interface to them all, hiding the details.
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The CPAN package Authen::Passphrase contains implementations of
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several specific passphrase schemes in addition to the base class.
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WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Authen-Passphrase/
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