tyrex.security.ldap
Class LDAPCredentials

java.lang.Object
  tyrex.security.ldap.LDAPCredentials

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.security.auth.Destroyable

public final class LDAPCredentials

extends java.lang.Object

implements javax.security.auth.Destroyable

Credentials for LDAP authentication. Can be used to authenticate an LDAP connection. The LDAP URL can be used to specify the LDAP server (host and port) for which these credentials apply.

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

Version:

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

Author:

Assaf Arkin

Constructor Summary

LDAPCredentials(java.lang.String host, int port, java.lang.String dn, char[] password)
Constructs a new credential with the given name and password.

Method Summary

void	destroy() Destroy the credentials.
java.lang.String	getDN() Returns the account DN.
java.lang.String	getHost() Returns the LDAP Host.
char[]	getPassword() Returns the password.
int	getPort() Returns the LDAP port on the host.
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

LDAPCredentials

public LDAPCredentials(java.lang.String host,
                       int port,
                       java.lang.String dn,
                       char[] password)

Constructs a new credential with the given name and password.

Parameters:

host - The LDAP host

port - The port on the host

dn - The account DN

password - The password, null if unkonwn

Method Detail

getDN

public java.lang.String getDN()

Returns the account DN.

Returns:

The account DN

getHost

public java.lang.String getHost()

Returns the LDAP Host.

Returns:

The LDAP Host

getPort

public int getPort()

Returns the LDAP port on the host.

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