private byte[] getEncryptedPassword(IPreferencesContainer container) {
ISecurePreferences node = container.getPreferences().node(WIN_PROVIDER_NODE);
String passwordHint;
try {
passwordHint = node.get(PASSWORD_KEY, null);
} catch (StorageException e) { // should never happen in this scenario
AuthPlugin.getDefault().logError(WinCryptoMessages.decryptPasswordFailed, e);
return null;
}
if (passwordHint == null) return null;
return Base64.decode(passwordHint);
}
/**
* Provides decoding of Base64-encoded string
*
* @param string data encoded as Base64
* @return decoded data
*/
public static byte[] decodeBase64(String string) {
return Base64.decode(string);
}