tyrex.security
Class NamePasswordCredentials

java.lang.Object
  tyrex.security.NamePasswordCredentials

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.security.auth.Destroyable

public final class NamePasswordCredentials

extends java.lang.Object

implements javax.security.auth.Destroyable

Credentials for name/password authentication. Can be used to authenticate JDBC connections, LDAP connections, etc. The realm can be used to determine where the credentials can be used.

The password is stored as an array of characters to prevent string interning and allow it to be destroyed. Name/password credentials are considered private.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2001/03/12 19:20:18 $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

Constructor Summary

NamePasswordCredentials(java.lang.String name, char[] password, java.lang.String realm)
Constructs a new credential with the given name and password.

Method Summary

void	destroy() Destroy the credentials.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name.
char[]	getPassword() Returns the password.
java.lang.String	getRealm() Returns the realm.
boolean	isDestroyed() Returns true if these credentials have been destroyed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NamePasswordCredentials

public NamePasswordCredentials(java.lang.String name,
                               char[] password,
                               java.lang.String realm)

Constructs a new credential with the given name and password.

Parameters:

password - The password, null if unkonwn

realm - The realm, null if unknown

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name.

Returns:

The name

getRealm

public java.lang.String getRealm()

Returns the realm.

Returns:

The realm

getPassword

public char[] getPassword()

Returns the password. The password may be null.

Returns:

The password

destroy

public void destroy()

Destroy the credentials.

Specified by:

destroy in interface javax.security.auth.Destroyable

isDestroyed

public boolean isDestroyed()

Returns true if these credentials have been destroyed.

Specified by:

isDestroyed in interface javax.security.auth.Destroyable