Module: ChefHelpers

Defined in:
lib/chef_helpers.rb,
lib/chef_helpers/version.rb,
lib/chef_helpers/exceptions.rb

Overview

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Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Exceptions

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
'0.1.1'

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#encrypt_password(password, hash_algo = :sha512) ⇒ String

Returns an encrypted, salted password hash for use in /etc/shadow and by the Chef user resource.

Parameters:

  • password (String) —

    the password to encrypt.

  • hash_algo (Symbol) (defaults to: :sha512) —

    a symbol identifying the hashing algorithm to use. Valid options are:

    :sha512
:sha256
:md5
:des

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the encrypted, salted password hash.

Raises:

  • (InvalidPasswordError) —

    if the generated hash does not match the password that was passed into the method.



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# File 'lib/chef_helpers.rb', line 23

def encrypt_password(password, hash_algo = :sha512)
  build_password(password, hash_algo).tap do |pw|
    fail InvalidPasswordError unless UnixCrypt.valid?(password, pw)
  end
end