java.security
Class AuthProvider

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
      java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>
          java.util.Properties
              java.security.Provider
                  java.security.AuthProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Object,Object>

public abstract class AuthProvider
extends Provider

This class defines login and logout methods for a provider.

While callers may invoke login directly, the provider may also invoke login on behalf of callers if it determines that a login must be performed prior to certain operations.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.security.Provider

Provider.Service

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

protected

AuthProvider(String name, double version, String info) Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Method Summary

abstract void	login(Subject subject, CallbackHandler handler) Log in to this provider.
abstract void	logout() Log out from this provider.
abstract void	setCallbackHandler(CallbackHandler handler) Set a CallbackHandler.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Provider

clear, elements, entrySet, get, getInfo, getName, getProperty, getService, getServices, getVersion, keys, keySet, load, put, putAll, putService, remove, removeService, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, list, list, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, rehash, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthProvider

protected AuthProvider(String name,
                       double version,
                       String info)

Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Parameters:

name - the provider name.

version - the provider version number.

info - a description of the provider and its services.

Method Detail

login

public abstract void login(Subject subject,
                           CallbackHandler handler)
                    throws LoginException

Log in to this provider.

The provider relies on a CallbackHandler to obtain authentication information from the caller (a PIN, for example). If the caller passes a null handler to this method, the provider uses the handler set in the setCallbackHandler method. If no handler was set in that method, the provider queries the auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation. If the security property is not set, the provider is assumed to have alternative means for obtaining authentication information.

Parameters:

subject - the Subject which may contain principals/credentials used for authentication, or may be populated with additional principals/credentials after successful authentication has completed. This parameter may be null.

handler - the CallbackHandler used by this provider to obtain authentication information from the caller, which may be null

Throws:

LoginException - if the login operation fails

SecurityException - if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method

logout

public abstract void logout()
                     throws LoginException

Log out from this provider.

Throws:

LoginException - if the logout operation fails

SecurityException - if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method

setCallbackHandler

public abstract void setCallbackHandler(CallbackHandler handler)

Set a CallbackHandler.

The provider uses this handler if one is not passed to the login method. The provider also uses this handler if it invokes login on behalf of callers. In either case if a handler is not set via this method, the provider queries the auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation. If the security property is not set, the provider is assumed to have alternative means for obtaining authentication information.

Parameters:

handler - a CallbackHandler for obtaining authentication information, which may be null

Throws:

SecurityException - if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method