org.sandev.basics.structs
Class BaseUserStruct

java.lang.Object
  org.sandev.basics.structs.BaseUserStruct

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseUser

public class BaseUserStruct
extends java.lang.Object

A single root user definition to use as a base for all user structs defined in an application. Used when email is separate from username allowing for communication and identification between users without divulging any personal information.

This message serves as an abstract base class for other messages.
This message is persistent.
This message implements the AuthUser interface.
This message implements the AuthUser interface using email as the username.
This message has the following verb forms: update query collection history

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	password A password matched with the username at login.
protected java.lang.String	username A name uniquely identifying this user for login purposes.

Constructor Summary

BaseUserStruct()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

username

protected java.lang.String username

A name uniquely identifying this user for login purposes. Most usernames are fairly short and relatively easy to remember. This field is large enough to hold ugly constructions like "mylongfirstname.mylonglastname%mylongdomain.org@mylongdomain.org" if necessary, but the normal length is expected to be around 10 characters or so for a standard text username, or an average of 23 characters for an email address username. For display purposes the average length is set to 30.

declared default value: ""
the values for this field are unique.
declared invalid value: ""
Length in characters, normal: 30 max: 80
help text: A unique name identifying a user for login purposes.

password

protected java.lang.String password

A password matched with the username at login. Application security requirements range from simple unencrypted passphrase authentication all the way to certificate, biometric and/or other access control mechanisms. The password is used as a security component in all cases.

The max length for this field is deliberately wide enough to to accommodate other authentication processesing other than manual key-in. The average length for this field is kept short to try and conserve horizontal screen real estate for the password confirmation field when displayed.

declared default value: ""
input to this field input is hidden in the UI.
declared invalid value: "SANDEV_INVALID_PASSWORD"
Length in characters, normal: 12 max: 80
help text: A password matched with the username at login. Protect your password information at all times.

When coming up with a password, try to include numbers or other characters other than letters. Avoid names or words that are easy to guess, and never use your bank PIN or other secure information for anything other than the bank or other secure site.

If coming up with a password is difficult, consider searching the web for "random password generator" and using the output from one of them. Alternatively, think of a phrase and use the first letter of each word in the phrase. For example the phrase "I can't think of a good password to use" could translate to Ictoagp2u. Come up with your own phrase (don't use that one), and sprinkle in numbers, underscores or hyphens when you can.

Constructor Detail

BaseUserStruct

public BaseUserStruct()