File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
AuthProvider.java	API Doc	Java SE 5 API	4328	Fri Aug 26 14:57:14 BST 2005	java.security

AuthProvider

• java.lang.Object
  • java.util.Dictionary
    • java.util.Hashtable
      • java.util.Properties
        • java.security.Provider

Fields Summary

Constructors Summary
protected AuthProvider(String name, double version, String info) Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information. param name the provider name. param version the provider version number. param info a description of the provider and its services. super(name, version, info);

Methods Summary
public abstract void	login(javax.security.auth.Subject subject, javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler handler) Log in to this provider. The provider relies on a CallbackHandler to obtain authentication information from the caller (a PIN, for example). If the caller passes a null handler to this method, the provider uses the handler set in the setCallbackHandler method. If no handler was set in that method, the provider queries the auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation. If the security property is not set, the provider is assumed to have alternative means for obtaining authentication information. param subject the Subject which may contain principals/credentials used for authentication, or may be populated with additional principals/credentials after successful authentication has completed. This parameter may be null. param handler the CallbackHandler used by this provider to obtain authentication information from the caller, which may be null exception LoginException if the login operation fails exception SecurityException if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method
public abstract void	logout() Log out from this provider. exception LoginException if the logout operation fails exception SecurityException if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method
public abstract void	setCallbackHandler(javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler handler) Set a CallbackHandler. The provider uses this handler if one is not passed to the login method. The provider also uses this handler if it invokes login on behalf of callers. In either case if a handler is not set via this method, the provider queries the auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation. If the security property is not set, the provider is assumed to have alternative means for obtaining authentication information. param handler a CallbackHandler for obtaining authentication information, which may be null exception SecurityException if the caller does not pass a security check for SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"), where name is the value returned by this provider's getName method