JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.security.sasl
Class AuthorizeCallback

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.security.sasl.AuthorizeCallback
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Callback

public class AuthorizeCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

This callback is used by SaslServer to determine whether one entity (identified by an authenticated authentication id) can act on behalf of another entity (identified by an authorization id).

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
AuthorizeCallback(String authnID, String authzID)
          Constructs an instance of AuthorizeCallback.
 
Method Summary
 String getAuthenticationID()
          Returns the authentication id to check.
 String getAuthorizationID()
          Returns the authorization id to check.
 String getAuthorizedID()
          Returns the id of the authorized user.
 boolean isAuthorized()
          Determines whether the authentication id is allowed to act on behalf of the authorization id.
 void setAuthorized(boolean ok)
          Sets whether the authorization is allowed.
 void setAuthorizedID(String id)
          Sets the id of the authorized entity.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AuthorizeCallback

public AuthorizeCallback(String authnID,
                         String authzID)
Constructs an instance of AuthorizeCallback.

Parameters:
authnID - The (authenticated) authentication id.
authzID - The authorization id.
Method Detail

getAuthenticationID

public String getAuthenticationID()
Returns the authentication id to check.

Returns:
The authentication id to check.

getAuthorizationID

public String getAuthorizationID()
Returns the authorization id to check.

Returns:
The authentication id to check.

isAuthorized

public boolean isAuthorized()
Determines whether the authentication id is allowed to act on behalf of the authorization id.

Returns:
true if authorization is allowed; false otherwise
See Also:
setAuthorized(boolean), getAuthorizedID()

setAuthorized

public void setAuthorized(boolean ok)
Sets whether the authorization is allowed.

Parameters:
ok - true if authorization is allowed; false otherwise
See Also:
isAuthorized(), setAuthorizedID(java.lang.String)

getAuthorizedID

public String getAuthorizedID()
Returns the id of the authorized user.

Returns:
The id of the authorized user. null means the authorization failed.
See Also:
setAuthorized(boolean), setAuthorizedID(java.lang.String)

setAuthorizedID

public void setAuthorizedID(String id)
Sets the id of the authorized entity. Called by handler only when the id is different from getAuthorizationID(). For example, the id might need to be canonicalized for the environment in which it will be used.

Parameters:
id - The id of the authorized user.
See Also:
setAuthorized(boolean), getAuthorizedID()

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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