# Credential.MD5 (Jetty :: Aggregate :: All core Jetty 8.1.11.v20130520 API)
Date: 2013-05-20

org.eclipse.jetty.util.security

## Class Credential.MD5

- java.lang.Object
- - org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Credential
  - - org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Credential.MD5

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

Enclosing class:
  Credential

    public static class Credential.MD5
    extends Credential

MD5 Credentials

See Also:
  Serialized Form

### Nested Class Summary

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Credential

`Credential.Crypt, Credential.MD5`

### Field Summary

Fields
`static Object` `__md5Lock`
`static String` `__TYPE`

### Method Summary

Methods
`boolean` `check(Object credentials)` Check a credential
`static String` `digest(String password)`
`byte[]` `getDigest()`

### Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Credential

`getCredential`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

### Field Detail

#### __TYPE

    public static final String __TYPE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### __md5Lock

    public static final Object __md5Lock

### Method Detail

#### getDigest

    public byte[] getDigest()

#### check

    public boolean check(Object credentials)

Description copied from class: `Credential`
Check a credential

Specified by:
  `check` in class `Credential`
Parameters:
  `credentials` - The credential to check against. This may either be another Credential object, a Password object or a String which is interpreted by this credential.
Returns:
  True if the credentials indicated that the shared secret is known to both this Credential and the passed credential.

#### digest

    public static String digest(String password)