Stormpath has built-in workflows so you don’t have to develop them yourself.
This actually was the primary reason we started using Stormapth and are very 
happy with it’s other features.

> On Dec 7, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Brian Demers <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Answers inline:
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> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 5:57 AM, Richard Bradley <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I’m writing a webapp using Shiro for authentication.
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> Is there support in Shiro for users changing their password or for a “fogot 
> password” workflow? I can’t find one.
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> Typically, passwords are stored in some user store (database, LDAP/AD, SSO, 
> etc), so when it comes to resetting passwords, that likely falls onto you.   
> We can point you in the right direction though, what Realm(s) are you using?
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> If the general pattern is to roll your own, I have some specific questions:
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> 1. How can I hash a plaintext password using Shiro’s currently configured 
> hashing settings?
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> Look at PasswordService:
> https://shiro.apache.org/static/1.2.2/apidocs/org/apache/shiro/authc/credential/PasswordService.html
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> <https://shiro.apache.org/static/1.2.2/apidocs/org/apache/shiro/authc/credential/PasswordService.html>
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> Or lower level you can look at: org.apache.shiro.cyrpto.hash
> https://github.com/apache/shiro/tree/1.2.x/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/crypto/hash
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> <https://github.com/apache/shiro/tree/1.2.x/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/crypto/hash>
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> The hashing is done in my Shiro Realm object by a HashedCredentialsMatcher, 
> but the “hashProvidedCredentials” method is protected. Am I expected to 
> duplicate all the hashing settings and code in my app if I need to set a 
> password rather than just verify it?
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> 2. How should I update the database? The “JdbcRealm” has built in queries for 
> reading the user’s hashed passwords, but none for writing them. Am I expected 
> to duplicate the schema and Jdbc code in my app if I need to set a password 
> rather than just verify it?
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> This probably answers my question above about which Realm are you using.  
> Depending on how you have implemented the backing DB table, depends on how 
> you would update it.  Updates are much harder to make generic, and is not 
> really in the scope of Shiro.  (For example, maybe the JDBC realm accesses a 
> view instead of a table)
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> I'd like to hear other thoughts on this.
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> Richard Bradley 
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