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IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID Function

This function returns a Boolean result based on the validity of the password for a named user account in the current workspace. This function returns true if the password matches and it returns false if the password does not match.

Syntax

APEX_UTIL.IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID(
    p_username IN VARCHAR2,
    p_password IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN BOOLEAN;

Parameters

Table: IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID Parameters describes the parameters available in the IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID function.

IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID Parameters

Parameter Description

p_username

User name in account

p_password

Password to be compared with password stored in the account


Example

The following example shows how to use the IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID function to check if the user 'FRANK' has the password 'tiger'. TRUE will be returned if this is a valid password for 'FRANK', FALSE if not.

DECLARE
    VAL BOOLEAN;
BEGIN
    VAL := APEX_UTIL.IS_LOGIN_PASSWORD_VALID (
        p_username=>'FRANK',
        p_password=>'tiger');
END;