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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).


Constructor Summary
AuthorizeCallback(String authnID, String authzID)

          Constructs an instance of AuthorizeCallback.
 
Method Summary
 String

          Returns the authentication id to check.
 String

          Returns the authorization id to check.
 String

          Returns the id of the authorized user.
 boolean

          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

          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.

getAuthorizedID

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

Returns:
The id of the authorized user. null means the authorization failed.

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

setAuthorized

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

Parameters:
ok - true if authorization is allowed; false otherwise

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.


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