---
name: "Authen::Passphrase::Clear"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libauthen-passphrase-perl"
version: "0.008-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Authen::Passphrase::Clear"
---

# Authen::Passphrase::Clear(3pm)

cleartext passphrases

## NAME

Authen::Passphrase::Clear - cleartext passphrases

## SYNOPSIS

```
        use Authen::Passphrase::Clear;
        $ppr = Authen::Passphrase::Clear->new("passphrase");
        if($ppr->match($passphrase)) { ...
        $passphrase = $ppr->passphrase;
        $userPassword = $ppr->as_rfc2307;
```

## DESCRIPTION

An object of this class is a passphrase recogniser that accepts some particular passphrase which it knows.  This is a subclass of Authen::Passphrase, and this document assumes that the reader is familiar with the documentation for that class.

*Warning:* Storing a passphrase in cleartext, as this class does, is a very bad idea.  It means that anyone who sees the passphrase file immediately knows all the passphrases.  Do not use this unless you really know what you're doing.

## CONSTRUCTORS

- Authen::Passphrase::Clear-\>new(PASSPHRASE)

  Returns a passphrase recogniser object that stores the specified passphrase in cleartext and accepts only that passphrase.

- Authen::Passphrase::Clear-\>from\_rfc2307(USERPASSWORD)

  Generates a cleartext passphrase recogniser from the supplied RFC2307 encoding.  The string must consist of "**{CLEARTEXT}**" (case insensitive) followed by the passphrase.

## METHODS

- $ppr-\>match(PASSPHRASE)

  - $ppr-\>passphrase

  - $ppr-\>as\_rfc2307

  These methods are part of the standard Authen::Passphrase interface. The "passphrase" method trivially works.

## SEE ALSO

Authen::Passphrase

## AUTHOR

Andrew Main (Zefram) \<zefram@fysh.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 Andrew Main (Zefram) \<zefram@fysh.org\>

## LICENSE

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.