jespa.security

Class PasswordCredential

java.lang.Object

jespa.security.PasswordCredential

All Implemented Interfaces:

jespa.security.Credential

public class PasswordCredential
extends java.lang.Object
implements jespa.security.Credential

A container for an account name and corresponding plaintext password.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected char[]	password
protected SecurityPrincipal	principal

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PasswordCredential(java.lang.String acctname, char[] password) Construct a new plaintext password credential.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	destroy() Scrub the plaintext password characters.
char[]	getPassword() Return the plaintext password.
SecurityPrincipal	getSecurityPrincipal() Return the security principal for this credential.
java.lang.String	toString() Return the value of principal.getName().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

password

protected char[] password

principal

protected SecurityPrincipal principal

Constructor Detail

PasswordCredential

public PasswordCredential(java.lang.String acctname,
                          char[] password)
                   throws SecurityProviderException

Construct a new plaintext password credential. See the SecurityPrincipal.SecurityPrincipal(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) constructor for possible account name forms.

Parameters:

acctname - the account name like alice@example.com

password - the plaintext password

Throws:

SecurityProviderException

Method Detail

getSecurityPrincipal

public SecurityPrincipal getSecurityPrincipal()

Return the security principal for this credential.

Specified by:

getSecurityPrincipal in interface jespa.security.Credential

Returns:

the security principal for this credential

getPassword

public char[] getPassword()

Return the plaintext password.

Returns:

the plaintext password

destroy

public void destroy()

Scrub the plaintext password characters.

Specified by:

destroy in interface jespa.security.Credential

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return the value of principal.getName().

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object