Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Interface
javax.security.auth.callback.Callback

Packages that use Callback
javax.security.auth.callback This package provides the classes necessary for services to interact with applications in order to retrieve information (authentication data including usernames or passwords, for example) or to display information (error and warning messages, for example). 
javax.security.sasl Contains class and interfaces for supporting SASL. 
 

Uses of Callback in javax.security.auth.callback
 

Classes in javax.security.auth.callback that implement Callback
 class ChoiceCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a ChoiceCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to display a list of choices and to retrieve the selected choice(s).
 class ConfirmationCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a ConfirmationCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to ask for YES/NO, OK/CANCEL, YES/NO/CANCEL or other similar confirmations.
 class LanguageCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a LanguageCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve the Locale used for localizing text.
 class NameCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a NameCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve name information.
 class PasswordCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a PasswordCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve password information.
 class TextInputCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a TextInputCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve generic text information.
 class TextOutputCallback
           Underlying security services instantiate and pass a TextOutputCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to display information messages, warning messages and error messages.
 

Methods in javax.security.auth.callback that return Callback
 Callback UnsupportedCallbackException.getCallback()
          Get the unrecognized Callback.
 

Methods in javax.security.auth.callback with parameters of type Callback
 void CallbackHandler.handle(Callback[] callbacks)
           Retrieve or display the information requested in the provided Callbacks.
 

Constructors in javax.security.auth.callback with parameters of type Callback
UnsupportedCallbackException(Callback callback)
          Constructs a UnsupportedCallbackException with no detail message.
UnsupportedCallbackException(Callback callback, String msg)
          Constructs a UnsupportedCallbackException with the specified detail message.
 

Uses of Callback in javax.security.sasl
 

Classes in javax.security.sasl that implement Callback
 class AuthorizeCallback
          This callback is used by SaslServer to determine whether one entity (identified by an authenticated authentication id) can act on behalf of another entity (identified by an authorization id).
 class RealmCallback
          This callback is used by SaslClient and SaslServer to retrieve realm information.
 class RealmChoiceCallback
          This callback is used by SaslClient and SaslServer to obtain a realm given a list of realm choices.
 


Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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