Class PasswordValidationCallback
java.lang.Object
javax.security.auth.message.callback.PasswordValidationCallback
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Callback
Callback for PasswordValidation.
This callback may be used by an authentication module
to employ the password validation facilities of its containing runtime.
This Callback would typically be called by a
ServerAuthModule
during validateRequest
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorDescriptionPasswordValidationCallback
(Subject subject, String username, char[] password) Create a PasswordValidationCallback. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
Clear the password.char[]
Get the password.boolean
Get the authentication result.Get the subject.Get the username.void
setResult
(boolean result) Set the authentication result.
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Constructor Details
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PasswordValidationCallback
Create a PasswordValidationCallback.- Parameters:
subject
- The subject for authenticationusername
- The username to authenticatepassword
- tTe user's password, which may be null.
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Method Details
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getSubject
Get the subject.- Returns:
- The subject.
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getUsername
Get the username.- Returns:
- The username.
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getPassword
public char[] getPassword()Get the password.Note that this method returns a reference to the password. If a clone of the array is created it is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.
- Returns:
- The password, which may be null.
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clearPassword
public void clearPassword()Clear the password. -
setResult
public void setResult(boolean result) Set the authentication result.- Parameters:
result
- True if authentication succeeded, false otherwise
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getResult
public boolean getResult()Get the authentication result.- Returns:
- True if authentication succeeded, false otherwise
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