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X500Principal.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API4618Fri Aug 26 14:56:14 BST 2005com.sun.security.auth

X500Principal.java

/*
 * @(#)X500Principal.java	1.12 04/05/18
 *
 * Copyright 2004 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 sun.security.x509.X500Name;

/**
 * <p> This class represents an X.500 <code>Principal</code>.
 * X500Principals have names such as,
 * "CN=Duke, OU=JavaSoft, O=Sun Microsystems, C=US"
 * (RFC 1779 style).
 *
 * <p> Principals such as this <code>X500Principal</code>
 * may be associated with a particular <code>Subject</code>
 * to augment that <code>Subject</code> with an additional
 * identity.  Refer to the <code>Subject</code> class for more information
 * on how to achieve this.  Authorization decisions can then be based upon 
 * the Principals associated with a <code>Subject</code>.
 * 
 * @version 1.12, 05/18/04
 * @see java.security.Principal
 * @see javax.security.auth.Subject
 * @deprecated A new X500Principal class is available in the Java 2 platform.
 *             This X500Principal classs is entirely deprecated and
 *             is here to allow for a smooth transition to the new
 *             class.
 * @see javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal
*/
@Deprecated
public class X500Principal implements Principal, java.io.Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8222422609431628648L;

    private static final java.util.ResourceBundle rb =
          (java.util.ResourceBundle)java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged
          (new java.security.PrivilegedAction() {
              public Object run() {
                  return (java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle
                                ("sun.security.util.AuthResources"));
              }
	  });

    /**
     * @serial
     */
    private String name;

    transient private X500Name thisX500Name;

    /**
     * Create a X500Principal with an X.500 Name,
     * such as "CN=Duke, OU=JavaSoft, O=Sun Microsystems, C=US"
     * (RFC 1779 style).
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * @param name the X.500 name
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if the <code>name</code>
     *			is <code>null</code>. <p>
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the <code>name</code>
     *			is improperly specified.
     */
    public X500Principal(String name) {
	if (name == null)
	    throw new NullPointerException(rb.getString("provided null name"));

	try {
	    thisX500Name = new X500Name(name);
	} catch (Exception e) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.toString());
	}

	this.name = name;
    }

    /**
     * Return the Unix username for this <code>X500Principal</code>.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * @return the Unix username for this <code>X500Principal</code>
     */
    public String getName() {
	return thisX500Name.getName();
    }

    /**
     * Return a string representation of this <code>X500Principal</code>.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * @return a string representation of this <code>X500Principal</code>.
     */
    public String toString() {
	return thisX500Name.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Compares the specified Object with this <code>X500Principal</code>
     * for equality.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * @param o Object to be compared for equality with this
     *		<code>X500Principal</code>.
     *
     * @return true if the specified Object is equal equal to this
     *		<code>X500Principal</code>.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
	if (o == null)
	    return false;

        if (this == o)
            return true;

	if (o instanceof X500Principal) {
	    X500Principal that = (X500Principal)o;
	    try {
		X500Name thatX500Name = new X500Name(that.getName());
		return thisX500Name.equals(thatX500Name);
	    } catch (Exception e) {
		// any parsing exceptions, return false
		return false;
	    }
	} else if (o instanceof Principal) {
	    // this will return 'true' if 'o' is a sun.security.x509.X500Name
	    // and the X500Names are equal
	    return o.equals(thisX500Name);
	}
 
	return false;
    }
 
    /**
     * Return a hash code for this <code>X500Principal</code>.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * @return a hash code for this <code>X500Principal</code>.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
	return thisX500Name.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * Reads this object from a stream (i.e., deserializes it)
     */
    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s) throws
					java.io.IOException,
					java.io.NotActiveException,
					ClassNotFoundException {

	s.defaultReadObject();

	// re-create thisX500Name
	thisX500Name = new X500Name(name);
    }
}