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+/*
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+ */
+
+package org.mcb.services;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author yawar.saeed
+ */
+
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.security.MessageDigest;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+
+import sun.misc.BASE64Encoder;
+
+public final class PasswordService {
+
+ public synchronized String encrypt(String plaintext) throws Exception {
+ MessageDigest md = null;
+ try {
+ md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA"); // step 2
+ } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
+ throw new Exception(e.getMessage());
+ }
+ try {
+ md.update(plaintext.getBytes("UTF-8")); // step 3
+ } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+ throw new Exception(e.getMessage());
+ }
+ byte raw[] = md.digest(); // step 4
+ String hash = (new BASE64Encoder()).encode(raw); // step 5
+ return hash; // step 6
+ }
+
+}