javax.security.enterprise.credential

Class UsernamePasswordCredential

java.lang.Object

javax.security.enterprise.credential.AbstractClearableCredential

javax.security.enterprise.credential.UsernamePasswordCredential

All Implemented Interfaces:

Credential

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicAuthenticationCredential

public class UsernamePasswordCredential
extends AbstractClearableCredential

Represents the credentials typically used by standard caller name/password authentication.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UsernamePasswordCredential(String callerName, Password password) Constructor.
UsernamePasswordCredential(String callerName, String password) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clearCredential() Invokes the specific subclass to securely clear the credential value.
boolean	compareTo(String callerName, String password)
String	getCaller()
Password	getPassword() Determines the password.
String	getPasswordAsString() Determines the password.

Methods inherited from class javax.security.enterprise.credential.AbstractClearableCredential

clear, isCleared, setCleared

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.security.enterprise.credential.Credential

isValid

Constructor Detail

UsernamePasswordCredential

public UsernamePasswordCredential(String callerName,
                                  String password)

Constructor.

Parameters:

callerName - The caller name

password - The password, as a String

UsernamePasswordCredential

public UsernamePasswordCredential(String callerName,
                                  Password password)

Constructor.

Parameters:

callerName - The caller name

password - The password

Method Detail

getPassword

public Password getPassword()

Determines the password.

Returns:

The password.

getPasswordAsString

public String getPasswordAsString()

Determines the password.

Returns:

The password, as a String.

clearCredential

public void clearCredential()

Description copied from class: AbstractClearableCredential

Invokes the specific subclass to securely clear the credential value. Some Credential subclasses contain credential values which are inherently secure, such as tokens, for which clearing the credential may not be necessary.

For example, if the credential includes a password, this method would overwrite the password value.

Specified by:

clearCredential in class AbstractClearableCredential

getCaller

public String getCaller()

compareTo

public boolean compareTo(String callerName,
                         String password)