File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
AuthProvider.java	API Doc	Android 1.5 API	4646	Wed May 06 22:41:04 BST 2009	java.security

AuthProvider

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

Fields Summary
private static final long	serialVersionUID

Constructors Summary
protected AuthProvider(String name, double version, String info) Constructs a new instance of {@code AuthProvider} with its name, version and description. param name the name of the provider. param version the version of the provider. param info a description of the provider. since Android 1.0 super(name, version, info);

Methods Summary
public abstract void	login(javax.security.auth.Subject subject, javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler handler) Performs a login into this {@code AuthProvider}. The specified {@code CallbackHandler} is used to obtain information from the caller. If a {@code SecurityManager} is installed, code calling this method needs the {@code SecurityPermission} {@code authProvider.NAME} (where NAME is the provider name) to be granted, otherwise a {@code SecurityException} will be thrown. param subject the subject that is used to login. param handler the handler to obtain authentication information from the caller. throws LoginException if the login fails. throws SecurityException if a {@code SecurityManager} is installed and the caller does not have permission to invoke this method. since Android 1.0
public abstract void	logout() Performs a logout from this {@code AuthProvider}. If a {@code SecurityManager} is installed, code calling this method needs the {@code SecurityPermission} {@code authProvider.NAME} (where NAME is the provider name) to be granted, otherwise a {@code SecurityException} will be thrown. throws LoginException if the logout fails. throws SecurityException if a {@code SecurityManager} is installed and the caller does not have permission to invoke this method. since Android 1.0
public abstract void	setCallbackHandler(javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler handler) Sets the {@code CallbackHandler} to this {@code AuthProvider}. If no handler is passed to the {@link #login(Subject, CallbackHandler)} method, this {@code AuthProvider} is using the specified {@code CallbackHandler}. If no handler is set, this {@code AuthProvider} uses the {@code CallbackHandler} specified by the {@code auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler} security property. If a {@code SecurityManager} is installed, code calling this method needs the {@code SecurityPermission} {@code authProvider.NAME} (where NAME is the provider name) to be granted, otherwise a {@code SecurityException} will be thrown. param handler the handler to obtain authentication information from the caller. throws SecurityException if a {@code SecurityManager} is installed and the caller does not have permission to invoke this method. since Android 1.0