[NIFI-7268] Change library implementation of Bcrypt

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.11.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.12.0
• Component/s: Core Framework
• Labels: base64 dependancy library security
• Assignee: Margot Tien
• Reporter: Margot Tien
• Created: 18/Mar/20 00:23
• Updated: 08/Apr/21 13:07
• Resolved: 18/Mar/20 02:49

Description

The jBcrypt library has not been updated since 2015, has known issues, and doesn't provide utility methods for custom Radix64 operations. The Bcrypt library available at https://github.com/patrickfav/bcrypt is an enhancement. 

Issue Links

• fixes: NIFI-1467 Provide Bcrypt salt generation code
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #4151