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LdapPrincipal.java

/*
 * @(#)LdapPrincipal.java	1.1 06/03/27
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package com.sun.security.auth;

import java.security.Principal;
import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;
import javax.naming.ldap.LdapName;

/**
 * A principal identified by a distinguished name as specified by
 * <a href="http://ietf.org//rfc/rfc2253.txt">RFC 2253</a>.
 *
 * <p> 
 * After successful authentication, a user {@link java.security.Principal}
 * can be associated with a particular {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} 
 * to augment that <code>Subject</code> with an additional identity.  
 * Authorization decisions can then be based upon the 
 * <code>Principal</code>s that are associated with a <code>Subject</code>.
 *
 * <p>
 * This class is immutable.
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */
public final class LdapPrincipal implements Principal, java.io.Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6820120005580754861L;

    /**
     * The principal's string name 
     *
     * @serial
     */
    private final String nameString;

    /**
     * The principal's name 
     *
     * @serial
     */
    private final LdapName name;

    /**
     * Creates an LDAP principal.
     *
     * @param name The principal's string distinguished name.
     * @throws InvalidNameException If a syntax violation is detected.
     * @exception NullPointerException If the <code>name</code> is 
     * <code>null</code>.
     */
    public LdapPrincipal(String name) throws InvalidNameException {
        if (name == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("null name is illegal");
        }
	this.name = getLdapName(name);
	nameString = name;
    }

    /**
     * Compares this principal to the specified object.
     *
     * @param object The object to compare this principal against.
     * @return true if they are equal; false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
	if (this == object) {
	    return true;
	}
	if (object instanceof LdapPrincipal) {
	    try {

		return 
		    name.equals(getLdapName(((LdapPrincipal)object).getName()));

	    } catch (InvalidNameException e) {
		return false;
	    }
	}
	return false;
    }

    /**
     * Computes the hash code for this principal.
     *
     * @return The principal's hash code.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
	return name.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name originally used to create this principal.
     *
     * @return The principal's string name.
     */
    public String getName() {
	return nameString;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a string representation of this principal's name in the format
     * defined by <a href="http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc2253.txt">RFC 2253</a>.
     * If the name has zero components an empty string is returned.
     *
     * @return The principal's string name.
     */
    public String toString() {
	return name.toString();
    }

    // Create an LdapName object from a string distinguished name.
    private LdapName getLdapName(String name) throws InvalidNameException {
	return new LdapName(name);
    }
}