Class AuthorizeCallback

java.lang.Object

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

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Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`AuthorizeCallback(String authnID, String authzID)`	Constructs an instance of `AuthorizeCallback`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`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 declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

AuthorizeCallback

public AuthorizeCallback(String authnID, String authzID)

Constructs an instance of AuthorizeCallback.

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

Method Details

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

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setAuthorized

public void setAuthorized(boolean ok)

Sets whether the authorization is allowed.

Parameters:

ok - true if authorization is allowed; false otherwise

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getAuthorizedID

public String getAuthorizedID()

Returns the id of the authorized user.

Returns:

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

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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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