Answers (org.gluufederation.commons.selfservice.core 2.0.10 Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.forgerock.selfservice.core.util.Answers

```
public final class Answers
extends Object
```
Utility methods for hashing and normalising answers to KBA questions.

Since:

0.9.0

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static org.forgerock.json.JsonValue`	`hashAnswer(CryptoService cryptoService, org.forgerock.json.JsonValue answer)`	Hashes the given answer.
`static String`	`normaliseAnswer(String answer)`	Normalises the given answer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - hashAnswer
```
public static org.forgerock.json.JsonValue hashAnswer(CryptoService cryptoService,
                                                      org.forgerock.json.JsonValue answer)
                                               throws org.forgerock.json.resource.InternalServerErrorException
```
    Hashes the given answer. If already hashed, it is returned unchanged. Throws InternalServerErrorException if the provided answer is not a String or cannot be hashed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cryptoService - an instance of the CryptoService to perform the hashing
    
    answer - the value to be hashed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the hashed string value.
    
    Throws:
    
    org.forgerock.json.resource.InternalServerErrorException - if the provided answer is not a String or cannot be hashed
  - normaliseAnswer
```
public static String normaliseAnswer(String answer)
```
    Normalises the given answer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    answer - the string value to be normalised.
    
    Returns:
    
    normalised string value.