code: public static String encodePasswordWithPrefix(final String passwordInPlainText) {
          if (hasPrefix(passwordInPlainText)) {
              return passwordInPlainText;
          }
  
          return PREFIX + encodePassword(passwordInPlainText);
      }
docs: It encodes/obfuscates a password and adds a human readable prefix that clarifies it.
  
  @param passwordInPlainText
  @return a String containing the encoded password